Changes in seasonal events, peak food availability, and consequent breeding adjustment in a marine bird: A case of progressive mismatching

Condor

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-119

  Gaston, Anthony J ^a   Gilchrist, H Grant ^a   Mallory, Mark L ^b   Smith, Paul A ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Breeding; Mismatch; NAO; Sea ice; Thick billed Murre; Uria lomvia

Indexed keywords

AVES; LARIDAE; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 67650230556     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.080077     Document Type: Article

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