Changes in body mass of common guillemots uria aalge in southeast scotland throughout the year: Implications for the release of cleaned birds

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 134-142

  Harris, M P ^a   Wanless, S ^a   Webb, A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BODY MASS; MOLT; SEABIRD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

URIA AALGE;

EID: 0034487128     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2000.9674235     Document Type: Article

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