Disturbance sources, human predation and reproductive success of seabirds in tropical coastal ecosystems of Sinaloa State, Mexico

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-202

  Munoz del Viejo, Antonio ^a   Vega, Xicoténcatl ^b   González, Marco A ^c   Sánchez, Juan Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; HARVESTING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SINALOA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GALLUS GALLUS; PORTUNIDAE; STERNA; STERNA ANTILLARUM; STERNA MAXIMA; SULA; SULA NEBOUXII;

EID: 4444287316     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270904000243     Document Type: Article

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