Rates and consequences of relaying in Cassin's auklets Ptychoramphus aleuticus and rhinoceros auklets Cerorhinca monocerata breeding in a seasonal environment

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 224-236

  Hipfner, J Mark ^a,b   Charleton, Kristin ^a,b   Davies, W Eric ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; EGG; INVESTMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALCIDAE; AMMODYTES; AMMODYTES HEXAPTERUS; CERORHINCA MONOCERATA; COPEPODA; GALLUS GALLUS; NEOCALANUS; PTYCHORAMPHUS ALEUTICUS; RHINOCEROS;

EID: 2642545152     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03221.x     Document Type: Article

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