At-sea-activity and foraging efficiency in chick-rearing northern gannets Sula bassana: A case study in Shetland

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 185, Issue , 1999, Pages 93-99

  Garthe, Stefan ^a   Grémillet, David ^a,c   Furness, Robert W ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Foraging efficiency; Northern gannet; Seabird; Top predator

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; PREDATION;

SHETLAND ISLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MORUS BASSANUS; SULA; SULA BASSANA;

EID: 0345411355     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps185093     Document Type: Article

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