Foraging behaviour of bank cormorants in Namibia: Implications for conservation

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-40

  Ludynia, Katrin ^a   Jones, Rian ^c   Kemper, Jessica ^c   Garthe, Stefan ^b   Underhill, Les G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Bank cormorant; Benthic diving; Endangered species; Foraging; Namibia; Phalacrocorax neglectus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MERCURY ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX NEGLECTUS; SUFFLOGOBIUS BIBARBATUS;

EID: 77955108715     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00288     Document Type: Article

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