A tropical bird in the Arctic (the cormorant paradox)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 188, Issue , 1999, Pages 305-309

  Grémillet, David ^a   Wilson, Rory P ^b   Wanless, Sarah ^a   Peters, Gerrit ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cormorants; Diving endotherms; Food requirements; Insulation; Prey

Indexed keywords

DIVING; ENERGY BUDGET; FOOD INTAKE; SEABIRD;

AVES; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX CARBO;

EID: 0344146581     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps188305     Document Type: Article

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