Influence of date and body mass at fledging on long-term survival of sooty terns sterna fuscata

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 46-47

  Feare, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FLEDGING; LAYING DATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

AVES; LARIDAE; STERNA; STERNA FUSCATA;

EID: 0038661789     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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