Natural and experimental changes in chick provisioning in a long-lived seabird, the Antarctic Prion

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-174

  Weimerskirch, Henri ^a   Fradet, Guillaume ^a   Cherel, Yves ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PROVISIONING; FORAGING EFFICIENCY;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN ISALNDS;

PACHYPTILA DESOLATA; THEMISTO GAUDICHAUDII;

EID: 0033062409     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677126     Document Type: Article

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