The influence of diet and ocean conditions on productivity of auklets on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-236

  Sheffield Guy, Lisa M ^a,b   Roby, Daniel D ^a   Gall, Adrian E ^a,c   Irons, David B ^d   Rose, Ian C ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABR Inc ^*  (United States)

^c ABR Inc   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aethia cristatella; Aethia pusilla; Alaska; Anadyr Current; Bering Sea; Calanus; Chick provisioning; Crested Auklet; Least Auklet; Neocalanus; Nest survival; St Lawrence Island; Thysanoessa

Indexed keywords

AETHIA; AETHIA CRISTATELLA; AETHIA PUSILLA; CALANUS; CALANUS MARSHALLAE; COPEPODA; EUPHAUSIACEA; EUPHAUSIIDAE; NEOCALANUS; NEOCALANUS CRISTATUS; THYSANOESSA;

EID: 84855310008     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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