Kleptoparasitism by Kelp Gulls on Royal and Cayenne Terns at Punta Leon, Argentina

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 337-342

  Quintana, Flavio ^a   Yorio, Pablo ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; LARIDAE; LARUS DOMINICANUS; STERNA EURYGNATHA; STERNA MAXIMA;

EID: 0033443567     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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