Assessing flight characteristics for the Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremita) from satellite tracking

Notornis

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 168-179

  Nicholls, D G ^a   Robertson, C J R ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

'Rest and recreation'; Air speed; Albatross; Chatham albatross; CLS Argos; Ground speed; Migration; Satellite tracking; Telemetry; Thalassarche eremita

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEABIRD; TRACKING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

AVES; DIOMEDEIDAE; THALASSARCHE EREMITA;

EID: 50949129664     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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