Colony connectivity of Pacific Coast double-crested cormorants based on post-breeding dispersal from the region's largest colony

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1462-1471

  Courtot, Karen N ^a,d   Roby, Daniel D ^a   Adkins, Jessica Y ^a   Lyons, Donald E ^a   King, D Tommy ^b   Larsen, R Scott ^c,e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e DENVER ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

breeding dispersal; cormorant; Phalacrocorax auritus; prospecting; redistribution; satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE EXPANSION; SEABIRD; WATERFOWL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84865382903     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.403     Document Type: Article

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