Nutrient dynamics and constraints on the pre-laying exodus of High Arctic northern fulmars

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 211-223

  Mallory, M L ^a,b   Forbes, M R ^b   Ankney, C D ^c   Alisauskas, R T ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Body composition; Energetics; Procellariiformes; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AVES; FULMARUS GLACIALIS; PROCELLARIIDAE; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 76149090188     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00113     Document Type: Article

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