Modelling impacts of long-line fishing: What are the effects of pair-bond disruption and sex-biased mortality on albatross fecundity?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-367

  Mills, Michael S L ^a   Ryan, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FISHING MORTALITY; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; LONGLINING; PAIR BOND;

DIOMEDEA EXULANS; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 31544437151     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943005002386     Document Type: Article

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