Evidence for fatal collisions and kleptoparasitism while plunge-diving in Gannets

Ibis

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 631-635

  Machovsky Capuska, Gabriel E ^a   Dwyer, Sarah L ^a   Alley, Maurice R ^b   Stockin, Karen A ^a   Raubenheimer, David ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accidental collisions; Australasian Gannet; Cape Gannet; Injuries; Kleptoparasitism; Plunge diving

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; CONSPECIFIC; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FISH; INJURY; KLEPTOPARASITISM; PREY CAPTURE; SEABIRD; VIDEOGRAPHY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS CAPENSIS; MORUS SERRATOR; SULIDAE;

EID: 79958852582     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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