Annual survival of North American Razorbills (Alca torda) varies with ocean climate indices

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-61

  Lavers, J L ^a,d   Jones, I L ^a   Diamond, A W ^b   Robertson, G J ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUNTING; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY; CANADA; GANNET ISLANDS; GULF OF MAINE; MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND; MAINE; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCA; ALCA TORDA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 40549129364     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-113     Document Type: Article

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