Energetic consequences of plunge diving in gannets

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 269-279

  Green, Jonathan A ^a,e   White, Craig R ^b,c   Bunce, Ashley ^c,d   Frappell, Peter B ^a,f   Butler, Patrick J ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catch per unit effort; CPUE; Energetics; Foraging; Gannet; Plunge diving

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DIET; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; PREY CAPTURE; SEABIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS SERRATOR; SULIDAE;

EID: 77952294095     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00223     Document Type: Article

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