Distribution and diet of Ivory gulls (Pagophila eburnea) in the North Water polynya

Arctic

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-74

  Karnovsky, Nina J ^a   Hobson, Keith A ^b   Brown, Zachary W ^a   Hunt, George L ^c,d  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic cod; Boreogadus saida; Carbon 13; Condylura cristata; Nitrogen 15; North Water polynya; Pagophila eburnea; Stable isotope analysis; Star nosed mole

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BREEDING SITE; DIET; DOMINANCE; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; GADOID; JUVENILE; POLYNYA; POPULATION DECLINE; SEABIRD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOMACH CONTENT;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

AVES; BOREOGADUS; BOREOGADUS SAIDA; CONDYLURA; CONDYLURA CRISTATA; INSECTIVORA; PAGOPHILA EBURNEA;

EID: 64549132562     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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