Breeding biology of kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus) on Deserta Island, Southern Brazil

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-72

  Prellvitz, Lia J ^a,b   Hogan, Raissa I ^a   Vooren, Carolus M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Hatching asynchrony; Kelp gull; Larus dominicanus; Southern Brazil

Indexed keywords

EID: 64849107378     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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