Inferring breeding success through radiotelemetry in the marbled murrelet

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 318-331

  Bradley, Russell W ^a,c   Cooke, Fred ^a   Lougheed, Lynn W ^a   Boyd, W Sean ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bias; Brachyramphus marmoratus; British Columbia; Demography; Fecundity; Inferred methods; Marbled murrelet; Radiotelemetry; Reproductive success; Secretive breeding

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FECUNDITY; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION ECOLOGY; RADIOTELEMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; DESOLATION SOUND; NORTH AMERICA;

BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 1942453916     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0318:IBSTRI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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