Matches and mismatches: Ocean climate, prey phenology and breeding success in a zooplanktivorous seabird

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 368, Issue , 2008, Pages 295-304

  Hipfner, J Mark ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auklet; Copepod; Match mismatch; Ocean climate

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; HATCHING; PHENOLOGY; PLANKTIVORE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; TRIANGLE ISLAND;

AVES; COPEPODA; NEOCALANUS CRISTATUS; PTYCHORAMPHUS ALEUTICUS;

EID: 54549124831     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07603     Document Type: Article

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