Factors influencing the at-sea distribution of cassin's auklets (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) that breed in the channel islands, california

Auk

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 503-513

  Adams, Josh ^a   Takekawa, John Y ^a   Carter, Harry R ^b,c   Yee, Julie ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Carter Biological Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

California Bight; California Current; Cassins Auklet; logistic regression; Ptychoramphus aleuticus; radiotelemetry; southern seabird foraging habitat

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BREEDING SITE; CHLOROPHYLL A; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; LOGISTICS; RADIOTELEMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; SHELF BREAK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA CURRENT; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955061736     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2010.09273     Document Type: Article

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