Foraging success, kleptoparasitism and feeding techniques in scavenging seabirds: Does crime pay?

Helgolander Meeresuntersuchungen

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-196

  Garthe, Stefan ^a,b   Hüppop, Ommo ^b  

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

^b INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; KLEPTOPARASITISM; SCAVENGING; SEABIRD;

NORTH SEA;

CATHARACTA SKUA; FULMARUS GLACIALIS; LARUS CANUS; LARUS FUSCUS; LARUS MARINUS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA; SULA BASSANA;

EID: 0345298268     PISSN: 01743597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02908747     Document Type: Article

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