Storm petrel's breeding skipping in response to oil-spill pollution: Raising concerns over Zabala et al. (2011) methodological approach

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2576-2577

  Arce, Fernando ^a   Orizaola, Germán ^b   Navedo, Juan G ^c,d  

^a Aves Cantábricas ^*  (Spain)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; BREEDING SKIPPING; CATCH EFFORT RATIO; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FIELD STUDY; HYDROBATES PELAGICUS; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LETTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOON; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; ORGANISM COLONY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SAMPLING; SEABIRD;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; PETROLEUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HYDROBATINAE;

EID: 82455212874     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.08.001     Document Type: Letter

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