Effects of radiotransmitters on the reproductive performance of Cassin's auklets

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1229-1241

  Ackerman, Joshua T ^a,j   Adams, Josh ^b,c,j,k   Takekawa, John Y ^b,j   Carter, Harry R ^d,e   Whitworth, Darrell L ^d,f   Newman, Scott H ^g,h,l   Golightly, Richard T ^d   Orthmeyer, Dennis L ^b,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CA Inst of Environmental Studies ^*  (Canada)

^f California Institute of Environmental Studies   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

ⁱ California Waterfowl Association   (United States)

^j NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^k Ashy Storm Petrels in S California   (United States)

^l Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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Author keywords

Alcid; Cassin's auklet; Chick growth; Double brooding; Fledging success; Parental care; Ptychoramphus aleuticus; Radiotelemetry; Transmitter effects

Indexed keywords

FLEDGING; PARENTAL CARE; RADIOTELEMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALCIDAE; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; PTYCHORAMPHUS ALEUTICUS;

EID: 15544375704     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[1229:EOROTR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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