Effects of rapid flight-feather molt on postbreeding dispersal in a pursuit-diving seabird

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-123

  Peert, M Zachariah ^a,e   Henkel, Laird A ^a   Newman, Scott H ^b   Becker, Benjamin H ^c   Harvey, James T ^a   Thompson, Christopher W ^d   Beissinger, Steven R ^e  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c Point Reyes National Seashore   (United States)

^d Environment International Ltd   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bodymass; Brachyramphus marmoratus; El Ni o; Energy demands; Marbled Murrelet; Postbreeding dispersal; Prebasic molt; Seabird ecology

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; DISPERSAL; EL NINO; MOLT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD;

ANO NUEVO BAY; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCIDAE; AVES; BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 63849178648     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.113     Document Type: Article

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