Flexible incubation rhythm in northern fulmars: A comparison between oceanographic zones

Marine Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1031-1040

  Mallory, M L ^a   Gaston, A J ^b   Forbes, M R ^b   Gilchrist, H G ^b   Cheney, B ^c   Lewis, S ^c,d   Thompson, P M ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SEASON; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLONY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOME RANGE; ICE COVER; INCUBATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEA ICE; SEABIRD; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARCTIC; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

FULMARUS GLACIALIS; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 45449087041     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-0994-z     Document Type: Article

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