Deciphering the social structure of Marbled Murrelets from behavioral observations at sea

Waterbirds

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 266-274

  Speckman, Suzann G ^a   Piatt, John F ^b   Springer, Alan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brachyramphus marmoratus; Marbled murrelet; Social structure; Southeast Alaska

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ALASKA; AUKE BAY; FRITZ COVE; UNITED STATES;

AMMODYTES; AMMODYTES HEXAPTERUS; AMMODYTES MARINUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 0345134614     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2003)026[0266:DTSSOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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