Diet, growth and early survival of Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) chicks in North Norway

Waterbirds

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-114

  Eilertsen, Karin ^a   Barrett, Robert T ^a   Pedersen, Torstein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adult condition; Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica; Chick diet; Growth; Survival

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; DIET; DIETARY SHIFT; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

ARCTIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; HORNOYA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; TUSENOYANE;

AMMODYTES; AMMODYTIDAE; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; FRATERCULA ARCTICA; GADIDAE; MALLOTUS (FISH); MALLOTUS VILLOSUS;

EID: 58149136854     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2008)31[107:DGAESO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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