Diet of Xantus's Murrelets in the Southern California Bight

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 152-157

  Hamilton, Christine D ^a   Carter, Harry R ^a,b   Golightly, Richard T ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DIET; PREY SELECTION; SEABIRD; STOMACH CONTENT;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANCHOA; ENGRAULIS; ENGRAULIS MORDAX; ICICHTHYS LOCKINGTONI; PSENES; PSENES PELLUCIDUS; SCYPHOZOA; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS HYPOLEUCUS; THYSANOESSA; THYSANOESSA SPINIFERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 6344246242     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/03-114     Document Type: Article

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