Radio-telemetry evidence of re-nesting in the same season by the Marbled Murrelet

Waterbirds

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-265

  Hébert, Percy N ^a   Carter, Harry R ^a   Golightly, Richard T ^a   Orthmeyer, Dennis L ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyramphus marmoratus; Marbled murrelet; Radio telemetry; Re nesting; Replacement eggs

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE BROODING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RADIOTELEMETRY; SEABIRD;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS; CICONIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0345566194     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2003)026[0261:REORIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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