Flight speeds of two seabirds: A test of Norberg's hypothesis

Ibis

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 783-789

  Elliott, Kyle Hamish ^a   Gaston, Anthony J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INCUBATION; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; PRINCE LEOPOLD ISLAND;

ALCIDAE; AVES; FULMARUS GLACIALIS; PROCELLARIIDAE; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 33745201594     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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