Patterns of variation in ornaments of Crested Auklets Aethia cristatella

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-127

  Jones, Ian L ^a   Hunter, Fiona M ^b   Fraser, Gail ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; ORNAMENTATION; SEABIRD;

AETHIA CRISTATELLA; AETHIA PUSILLA; AETHIA PYGMAEA;

EID: 0033898763     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2000.310203.x     Document Type: Article

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