Effects of individual life-history traits and weather on reproductive output of Black-headed Gulls Larus ridibundus breeding in the Wadden Sea, 1991-97

Bird Study

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-141

  Thyen, Stefan ^a   Becker, Peter H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING GROUND; FLEDGING; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA;

LARUS RIDIBUNDUS;

EID: 33745738264     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461426     Document Type: Article

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