Breeding biology and conservation of the Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas

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Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 673-680

  Keitt, Bradford S ^a   Tershy, Bernie R ^a   Croll, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION ESTIMATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MEXICO;

PUFFINUS OPISTHOMELAS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142186091     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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