Body mass and dive duration in alcids and penguins

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1838-1842

  Watanuki, Yutaka ^a   Burger, Alan E ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIVING; SEABIRD;

EID: 0033306702     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-157     Document Type: Article

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