Dramatic changes in the return date of Guillemots Uria aalge to colonies in Shetland, 1962-2005

Bird Study

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-252

  Harris, Michael P ^a   Heubeck, Martin ^b   Shaw, Deryk N ^c   Okill, J David ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Fair Isle Bird Observatory   (United Kingdom)

^d Shetland Ringing Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLONY; NEST SITE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RETURN PERIOD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FIFE; ISLE OF MAY; SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALCIDAE; AVES; URIA AALGE;

EID: 33750890923     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461439     Document Type: Article

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