Where two oceans meet: Distribution and offshore interactions of great-winged petrels Pterodroma macroptera and Leach's storm petrels Oceanodroma leucorhoa off southern Africa

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-346

  Camphuysen, Kees C J ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inter specific interactions; Marine habitats; Offshore behaviour; Offshore distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT USE; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES; HYDROBATINAE; OCEANODROMA LEUCORHOA; PROCELLARIIDAE; PTERODROMA MACROPTERA;

EID: 34447313672     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0135-3     Document Type: Article

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