Demography and natural history of Laysan Albatross on Oahu, Hawaii

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 722-729

  Young, Lindsay C ^a,b   Vanderwerf, Eric A ^b   Smith, David G ^c   Polhemus, John ^c,e   Swenson, Naomi ^d   Swenson, Chris ^d   Liesemeyer, Brent R ^c   Gagne, Betsy H ^c   Conant, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Pacific Rim Conservation   (United States)

^c Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^e JT Productions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; HATCHING; IMMIGRATION; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEABIRD; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

AVES; DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS;

EID: 70449566058     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/08-150.1     Document Type: Article

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