Chick survival in relation to nest site: Is the Antarctic petrel hiding from its predator?

Polar Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 388-394

  Varpe, Øystein ^a,b,c   Tveraa, Torkild ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELTWATER; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

AVES; CATHARACTA MACCORMICKI; GALLUS GALLUS; THALASSOICA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 17644362019     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-004-0695-0     Document Type: Article

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