Impact of egg harvesting on breeding success of black-headed gulls, Larus ridibundus

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-93

  Wood, Philippa J ^a   Hudson, Malcolm D ^a   Doncaster, C Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Egg harvest; Egg volume; Hatching success; Laridae; Yolk to albumen ratio

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EGGSHELL; HARVESTING; HATCHING; PROTECTED AREA; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; YOUNG POPULATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; LARIDAE; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS;

EID: 58149107536     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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