At-sea distribution and scale-dependent foraging behaviour of petrels and albatrosses: A comparative study

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-19

  Pinaud, David ^a   Weimerskirch, Henri ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Albatross; Area restricted search; First Passage Time; Foraging distribution; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPLOITATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HETEROGENEITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOVEMENT; NICHE OVERLAP; SEABIRD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYMPATRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEA;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; OCEANS AND SEAS;

INDIAN OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; DIOMEDEA EXULANS; DIOMEDEIDAE; PROCELLARIIDAE; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 33845897092     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01186.x     Document Type: Article

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