Stable breeding despite variable feeding in two sympatric auk (Alcidae) species

Bird Study

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-73

  Chivers, Lorraine S ^a   Lundy, Mathieu G ^a   Reid, Neil ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABILIZATION; SYMPATRY;

MOYLE; NORTHERN IRELAND; RATHLIN ISLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCA; ALCA TORDA; ALCIDAE; PINGUINUS; URIA AALGE;

EID: 84857213744     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2011.632618     Document Type: Article

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