Sexing black-legged kittiwakes by measurement

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 233-239

  Coulson, J C ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEABIRD; SEX DETERMINATION; TREND ANALYSIS; WING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

LARUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA;

EID: 73349097550     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2009.9674397     Document Type: Article

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