Breeding ecology of Kittlitz's Murrelets at Agattu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Waterbirds

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-373

  Kaler, Robb S A ^a   Kenney, Leah A ^b   Sandercock, Brett K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcidae; Brachyramphus brevirostris; Growth rate; Nest site selection; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BREEDING POPULATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLUTCH SIZE; DISPERSAL; FIELD SURVEY; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEST SITE; NESTLING; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ALCIDAE; AVES; BRACHYRAMPHUS BREVIROSTRIS;

EID: 74049152494     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/063.032.0301     Document Type: Article

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