Breeding chronology of Marbled Murrelets varies between coastal and inshore sites in southern British Columbia

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-367

  Tranquilla, Laura McFarlane ^a   Parker, Nadine R ^a   Bradley, Russell W ^a,b   Lank, David B ^a   Krebs, Elizabeth A ^a   Lougheed, Lynn ^a,c   Lougheed, Cecilia ^a,c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clayoquot Sound; Desolation Sound; Marbled Murrelet; Nesting timing; Radio telemetry

Indexed keywords

AVES; BIAS (BIRD); BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 28244502235     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-76.4.357     Document Type: Article

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