Reproductive investment and parental roles in Sabine's gulls Xema sabini

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-89

  Stenhouse, Iain J ^a   Gilchrist, H Grant ^b   Montevecchi, William A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Breeding behaviour; Parental roles; Reproductive investment; Sabine's gull; Xema sabini

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; LARIDAE; XEMA SABINI;

EID: 1342311926     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-003-0106-y     Document Type: Article

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