Status of Xantus's Murrelet and its nesting habitat in Baja California, Mexico

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-114

  Keitt, Bradford S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja California; Conservation; Nesting habitat; Predation; Status survey; Synthliboramphus hypoleucus; Xantus's Murrelet

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION STATUS; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; MAMMALIA; MURRELET SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS HYPOLEUCUS;

EID: 33748310643     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: 10183337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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