How important are intrinsic factors to natal recruitment in Short-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris?

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Meathrel, Catherine E ^a   Carey, Mark J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Long lived; Parental quality; Recruitment; Seabirds; Shearwaters; Subadult at sea mortality

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COLONY; DISTURBANCE; EGG SIZE; RECRUITMENT; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BASS STRAIT; TASMANIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PROCELLARIIDAE; PUFFINUS TENUIROSTRIS;

EID: 36949014956     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0204-7     Document Type: Article

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