Influence of weather on reproductive success of northern fulmars in the Canadian high Arctic

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 529-538

  Mallory, Mark L ^a,b   Gaston, Anthony J ^b   Forbes, Mark R ^b   Gilchrist, H Grant ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Breeding; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern fulmar; Weather

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; EGG PRODUCTION; HOME RANGE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEA ICE; SEABIRD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEATHER;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

FULMARUS GLACIALIS; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 62949165469     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0547-4     Document Type: Article

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