Estimating predation on breeding European storm-petrels (Hydrobates pelagicus) by yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 265, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 421-429

  Oro, Daniel ^a   De León, Ana ^c   Minguez, Eduardo ^b   Furness, Robert W ^c  

^a Inst Mediterrani d'Estudis A   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benidorm; Breeding; Hydrobates pelagicus; Larus michahellis; Predation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR CONTROL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; BENIDORM ISLAND; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

CICONIIFORMES; HYDROBATES; HYDROBATES PELAGICUS; HYDROBATINAE; LARUS MICHAHELLIS; PELAGIA;

EID: 17144368467     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006515     Document Type: Article

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