Notes on the occurrence and diet of Southern Giant Petrels, Macronectes giganteus in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil;Notas sobre a ocorrência e dieta de macronectes giganteus (procellariiformes:Procellariidae) no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-239

  Petry, Maria Virginia ^a   de Souza Petersen, Elisa ^a   de Fátima Martins Scherer, Janete ^a   Krüger, Luís ^a   Scherer, Lucas Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cephalopods; Migration; Plastics; Southern giant petrel; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; COASTAL ZONE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MIGRATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEABIRD; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WHALE;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS; MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS; PISCES; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 78650397740     PISSN: 01035657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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