Migration, wintering distribution and habitat use of an endangered tropical seabird, Barau's petrel Pterodroma baraui

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 423, Issue , 2011, Pages 291-302

  Pinet, Patrick ^a   Jaquemet, Sébastien ^a   Pinaud, David ^b   Weimerskirch, Henri ^b   Phillips, Richard A ^c   Le Corre, Matthieu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geolocation; Habitat use; Indian Ocean; Migration; Tropical seabird

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; MARINE PARK; MIGRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WINTER;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

AVES; PROCELLARIIDAE; PTERODROMA BARAUI;

EID: 79951622302     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08971     Document Type: Article

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