Reproduction and survival of glaucous gulls breeding in an arctic seabird colony

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-145

  Gaston, Anthony J ^a   Descamps, Sébastien ^a   Gilchrist, H Grant ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult survival; Age at first breeding; Breeding success; Philopatry; Recruitment; Timing of breeding

Indexed keywords

AVES; LARIDAE; LARUS; LARUS HYPERBOREUS; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 66149160269     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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