Feeding ecology of Kittlitz's and Marbled Murrelets in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Waterbirds

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-14

  Day, Robert H ^a   Nigro, Debora A ^a,b  

^a ABR Inc   (United States)

^b Yukon Charley Rivers Natl Preserve   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Brachyramphus; Feeding; Kittlitz's Murrelet; Marbled Murrelet; Prince William Sound

Indexed keywords

DIETARY OVERLAP; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SHOREBIRD;

UNITED STATES;

BRACHYRAMPHUS BREVIROSTRIS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 0034123599     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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