Hidden patterns of colony size variation in seabirds: A logarithmic point of view

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1774-1781

  Jovani, Roger ^a,b   Mavor, Roddy ^c   Oro, Daniel ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c JNCC   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; HISTOGRAM; LITERATURE REVIEW; SEABIRD; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 57649166975     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.17065.x     Document Type: Article

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