Effects of parental age and food availability on the reproductive success of Heermann's Gulls in the Gulf of California

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1084-1094

  Vieyra, Leticia ^a   Velarde, Enriqueta ^b   Ezcurra, Exequiel ^c,d  

^a Universidad Veracruzana ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^c SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; El Ni o; Food availability; Gulf of California; Heermann's Gull; Larus hecrmanni; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CLUTCH SIZE; EL NINO; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PATH ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MEXICO; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; RASA ISLAND;

AVES; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS MORDAX; LARUS; SARDINOPS CAERULEUS;

EID: 63849173718     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-2009.1     Document Type: Article

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