Factors affecting plumage oiling levels in a Kentish plover charadrius alexandrinus population after a major oil spill

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-126

  Domnguez, Jess ^a   Vidal, Mara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Charadrius alexandrinus; Kentish Plover; NW Spain; Plumage oiling; Prestige oil spill

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUEL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL SPILL; PARAMETERIZATION; PLUMAGE; POPULATION DENSITY; WADER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GALICIAN SHELF;

AVES; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS;

EID: 77951001686     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/000164509X482696     Document Type: Article

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