Aspects of chick growth in Gull-billed Terns in coastal Virginia

Waterbirds

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-53

  Erwin, R Michael ^a,b   Eyler, T Brian ^a,c,d   Stotts, Daniel B ^a   Hatfield, Jeff S ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c AScI Corporation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier island; Growth of young; Gull billed Tern; Hatching success; Marsh shellpile; Sterna nilotica; Virginia

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; POPULATION DECLINE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

CHARADRIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; GELOCHELIDON NILOTICA; LARIDAE; STERNA NILOTICA;

EID: 0033373443     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1521992     Document Type: Article

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