Environmental variation and experience-related differences in the demography of the long-lived black-browed albatross

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 159-167

  Nevoux, Marie ^a   Weimerskirch, Henri ^a   Barbraud, Christophe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adult survival; Black browed albatross Thalassarche melanophrys; Breeding experience; Breeding success; Environmental variations

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; DIOMEDEA MELANOPHRIS;

EID: 33845896806     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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