The colonies of VanRossem's Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica vanrossemi) in México

Waterbirds

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 214-222

  Palacios, Eduardo ^a,b   Mellink, Eric ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b Pronatura Noreste AC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gelochelidon nilotica vanrossemi; Laridae; Nesting colonies; Population status; Western Mexico

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; COLONY STRUCTURE; NESTING; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WETLAND;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; CERRO PRIETO; LAGUNA LAS GARZAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MONTAGUE ISLAND; NAYARIT; NORTH AMERICA;

ARDEIDAE; AVES; GELOCHELIDON NILOTICA; GELOCHELIDON NILOTICA VANROSSEMI; LARIDAE; RYNCHOPS NIGER;

EID: 34547403143     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2007)30[214:TCOVGT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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