Estimating rat predation on Humboldt Penguin colonies in north-central Chile

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1079-1085

  Simeone, Alejandro ^a   Luna Jorquera, Guillermo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^b Universidad Católica del Norte   (Chile)

^c CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alien predation; Introduced species; Island conservation; Nest attendance; Penguins; Rattus

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; COLONY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATION; RODENT; SEABIRD;

ALGARROBO; CHILE; COQUIMBO; PAJAROS ISLAND; VALPARAISO [CHILE];

LARUS DOMINICANUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCUS HUMBOLDTI;

EID: 84866453387     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-012-0837-z     Document Type: Article

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