Stress hormones link food availability and population processes in seabirds

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 352, Issue , 2007, Pages 245-258

  Kitaysky, A S ^a   Piatt, J F ^b   Wingfield, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Food availability; Population processes; Seabirds; Stress

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLY; HORMONE; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTION; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

ALASKA; COOK INLET; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; LARIDAE; URIA AALGE;

EID: 38949176338     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07074     Document Type: Article

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