Movements, winter distribution and activity patterns of Falkland and brown skuas: Insights from loggers and isotopes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 345, Issue , 2007, Pages 281-291

  Phillips, R A ^a   Catry, P ^b   Silk, J R D ^a   Bearhop, S ^c,f   McGill, R ^d   Afanasyev, V ^a   Strange, I J ^e  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e New Island Conservation Trust   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foraging behaviour; Habitat preferences; Migration; Niche specialisation; Site fidelity; Spatial segregation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BREEDING POPULATION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; NICHE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEABIRD; SITE FIDELITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS); SOUTH GEORGIA;

AVES; CATHARACTA; CATHARACTA LONNBERGI; CEPHALOPODA; DIOMEDEIDAE; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 35348867942     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps06991     Document Type: Article

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