Do dietary changes of Australasian gannets (Morus serrator) reflect variability in pelagic fish stocks?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-387

  Bunce, Ashley ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; CLUPEOID; DIET; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SEABIRD;

CLUPEIDAE; CLUPEIFORMES; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS SERRATOR; SARDINOPS; SARDINOPS SAGAX; SULIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4644327764     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04008     Document Type: Article

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