Habitat requirements and selection by Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in central and northern Patagonia, Argentina

Auk

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 243-252

  García Borboroglu, Pablo ^a   Yorio, Pablo ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NEST SITE; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION COVER;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

LARUS; LARUS ALTANTICUS; LARUS DOMINICANUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 1242288093     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/121.1.243     Document Type: Article

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