Short visits reveal consistent patterns of interyear and intercolony variation in seabird nestling diet and performance

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2190-2199

  Bertram, D F ^a,b,e   Golumbia, T ^c   Davoren, G K ^d,f   Harfenist, A ^b,g   Brown, J ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^g Harfenist Environmental Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS; WINGS;

SEABIRD COLONIES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

DIET; GROWTH; NESTLING; SEABIRD;

CANADA;

AVES; CERORHINCA MONOCERATA; RHINOCEROS; SEBASTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036965722     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-211     Document Type: Article

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