Age determination and molt strategies in North American alcids

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-226

  Pyle, Peter ^a  

^a Institute for Bird Populations   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcidae; Gape width; Molt terminology; Museum specimens; Sampling guidelines

Indexed keywords

ALCA; ALCIDAE; CHARADRIIFORMES; LARIDAE; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS;

EID: 84857676829     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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