Fishing in the dark: A pursuit-diving seabird modifies foraging behaviour in response to nocturnal light levels

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Regular, Paul M ^a   Hedd, April ^a   Montevecchi, William A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DARKNESS; DIVING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREY; SEABIRD; VISION; ANIMAL; BIRD; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD; LIGHT; MOON; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

AVES; LARIDAE; URIA AALGE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHARADRIIFORMES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; FOOD; LIGHT; MOON; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80055042207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026763     Document Type: Article

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