Diet of common diving-petrels (Pelecanoides urinatrix urinatrix) in Southeastern Australia during chick rearing

Waterbirds

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 620-624

  Schumann, Nicole ^a   Arnould, John P Y ^a   Dann, Peter ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Phillip Island Nature Park   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common Diving petrel; diet; Nyctiphanes australis; Pelecanoides urinatrix

Indexed keywords

NYCTIPHANES AUSTRALIS; PELECANOIDES URINATRIX; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 78751678592     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695-31.4.620     Document Type: Article

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