Winter distribution, ecology and movements of Razorbills Alca torda and other auks in the outer bay of fundy, Atlantic Canada

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-171

  Huettman, Falk ^a,d   Diamond, Antony W ^a   Dalzell, Brian ^b   MacIntosh, Ken ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Grand Manan Bird Observatory   (Canada)

^c University of Alaska Fairbanks ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal seabirds; Grand Manan Island; Lower Bay of Fundy; Old proprietor shoals; Razorbills Alca torda; Wintering auks

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEABIRD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY; CANADA; GRAND MANAN ARCHIPELAGO; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

ALCA; ALCA TORDA; AVES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; PINGUINUS;

EID: 33748302058     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: 10183337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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