Breeding biology of Xantus's Murrelet at the San Benito Islands, Baja California, México

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-129

  Wolf, Shaye ^a   Phillips, Chelsea ^b   Zepeda Dominguez, José Alberto ^c   Albores Barajas, Yuri ^d   Martin, Paige ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e Channel Islands National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Breeding biology; Predation; San Benito Islands; Santa Barbara Island; Synthliboramphus hypoleucus; Xantus's Murrelet

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; EGG PREDATION; HATCHING; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SAN BENITO ISLANDS; SANTA BARBARA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CERVIDAE; CRICETIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS HYPOLEUCUS;

EID: 33748309167     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: 10183337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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