The impact of climate fluctuation on food availability and reproductive performance of the planktivorous red-billed gull Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1129-1142

  Mills, James A ^a   Yarrall, John W ^a   Bradford Grieve, Janet M ^b   Uddstrom, Michael J ^b   Renwick, James A ^b   Merilä, Juha ^c  

^a National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research ^*  (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age at first breeding; El Ni o Southern oscillation; Euphausiid availability; Non breeding; Nyctiphanes australis; Oceanography

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE AT RECRUITMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL WATER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLANKTIVORE; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEABIRD; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; CLIMATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TIME; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; CLIMATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALASIA; KAIKOURA PENINSULA; MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

AVES; EUPHAUSIIDAE; LARUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE SCOPULINUS; LARUS SCOPULINUS; NYCTIPHANES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 51649113356     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01383.x     Document Type: Article

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