At-sea distribution and behaviour of a surface-feeding seabird, the lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus, and its association with different prey

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 285, Issue , 2005, Pages 245-258

  Schwemmer, Philipp ^a   Garthe, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Distribution; Foraging; Gulls; Habitat use; North Sea; Prey; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; PREY SELECTION; SEABIRD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

AVES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LARUS FUSCUS; LIOCARCINUS; PISCES; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 13944254753     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps285245     Document Type: Article

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