Marine foraging and annual fish consumption of a south polar skua population in the maritime Antarctic

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 959-969

  Hahn, S ^a,b,d   Ritz, M S ^a   Reinhardt, K ^a,c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BREEDING SITE; COASTAL WATER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PACK ICE; PELAGIC FISH; PREY CAPTURE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEABIRD;

ANTARCTICA;

CATHARACTA; CATHARACTA MACCORMICKI; ELECTRONA ANTARCTICA; PLEURAGRAMMA ANTARCTICUM;

EID: 44949098164     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0436-x     Document Type: Article

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