Seasonal differences in at-sea activity of seabirds underline high energetic demands during the breeding period

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-336

  Markones, Nele ^a   Dierschke, Volker ^a   Garthe, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

At sea activity; Black legged Kittiwake; Common Guillemot; Lesser Black backed Gull; Seasonality; Time activity budget

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AERIAL SURVEY; BREEDING SEASON; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SEABIRD; SEASONALITY; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

ALCIDAE; LARUS; LARUS FUSCUS; PINGUINUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA; URIA AALGE;

EID: 77951880593     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0459-2     Document Type: Article

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