Satellite telemetry of Great Frigatebirds Fregata minor rearing chicks on Tern island, North Central Pacific Ocean

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-23

  Gilmour, Morgan E ^a   Schreiber, E A ^b   Dearborn, Donald C ^c  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bates College ^*  (United States)

^c BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fregata minor; Great Frigatebird; Habitat use; Hawaii; Papah naumoku kea Marine National Monument; Satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; BIRD; BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; REARING;

FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; TERN ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FREGATA MINOR; FREGATIDAE;

EID: 84863324309     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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