Geolocation tracking of the annual migration of adult Australasian Gannets (Morus serrator) breeding in New Zealand

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-125

  Ismar, Stefanie M H ^a   Phillips, Richard A ^b   Rayner, Matt J ^a,c   Hauber, Mark E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOTELEMETRY; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEABIRD; SEASONALITY; TRACKING;

CAPE KIDNAPPERS; HAWKES BAY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

AVES; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS SERRATOR;

EID: 79951912438     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/10-072.1     Document Type: Article

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