The effect of human activity on the growth rates of Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris chicks

Emu

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-53

  Saffer, V M ^b   Bradley, J S ^b   Wooller, R D ^b   Meathrel, C E ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AVIFAUNA; GROWTH RATE;

AUSTRALIA; BASS STRAIT; GREAT DOG ISLAND;

PUFFINUS TENUIROSTRIS;

EID: 0034163808     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU9712     Document Type: Article

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