Comparison of trip duration, activity pattern and diving behaviour by Red-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon rubricauda) during incubation and chick-rearing

Emu

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-86

  Sommerfeld, Julia ^a   Hennicke, Janos C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bimodal foraging strategy; Christmas Island; Dive depth; Flight activity.

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD;

CHRISTMAS ISLAND;

AVES; PHAETHON RUBRICAUDA; PHAETHONTIDAE;

EID: 77649306286     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09053     Document Type: Article

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