Longliners, black-browed albatross mortality and bait scavenging in Falkland Island waters: What is the relationship?

Polar Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 131-139

  Reid, T A ^a   Sullivan, B J ^a  

^a Jetty Centre   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LONGLINING; MORTALITY; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SEABIRD;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS);

DIOMEDEA MELANOPHRIS;

EID: 1542348978     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0547-3     Document Type: Article

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