Foraging patterns of breeding Dolphin Gulls Larus scoresbii at Punta Tombo, Argentina

Ibis

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 544-551

  Suárez, Nicolás ^a   Yorio, Pablo ^b  

^a National University of Patagonia   (Argentina)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PROTECTED AREA; SEABIRD;

SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LARUS SCORESBII; OTARIA FLAVESCENS; OTARIIDAE; PHALACROCORAX ATRICEPS; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 22744456405     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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