The formation and growth of seabird colonies: Audouin's gull as a case study

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 527-535

  Oro, Daniel ^a,b,c,d   Ruxton, Graeme D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Miquel M   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colony growth; Dispersal; Immigration; Larus audouinii; Metapopulation

Indexed keywords

COLONY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SEABIRD;

SPAIN;

LARUS AUDOUINII;

EID: 0035024159     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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