Breeding biology of the Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in Patagonia, Argentina

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-380

  Copello, Sofía ^a,b   Quintana, Flavio ^a,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding biology; Macronectes giganteus; Patagonia; Southern Giant Petrel

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349680805     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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