Is the Kittlitz's Murrelet exhibiting reproductive problems in Prince William Sound, Alaska?

Waterbirds

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-95

  Day, Robert H ^a   Nigro, Debora A ^a  

^a ABR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyramphus brevirostris; Kittlitz's Murrelet; Mixed species pairs; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

AVES; BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS BREVIROSTRIS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS; MURRELET;

EID: 1842660987     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2004)027[0089:ITKMER]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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