Seasonal decline in breeding performance of the Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-157

  Borboroglu, Pablo García ^a   Yorio, Pablo ^a   Moreno, Juan ^b   Potti, Jaime ^c  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argentina; Breeding performance; Kelp Gull; Larus dominicanus; Seasonal decline

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; HATCHING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

LARUS DOMINICANUS;

EID: 68049143115     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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