Factors affecting mortality of shearwaters stranded by light pollution

Animal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 519-526

  Rodriguez A ^a   Rodriguez B ^b   Curbelo, A J ^c,d   Perez A ^c,d   Marrero, S ^c,d   Negro, J J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b Grupo de Pronto Auxilio de Arafo ^*  (Spain)

^c Grupo de Pronto Auxilio de Arafo (GPA)   (Spain)

^d Asociación Tinerfeña de la Naturaleza ATINA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body condition; Calonectris diomedea; Canary Islands; Illumination; Light pollution; Mortality; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SEASON; FLEDGING; LIGHT POLLUTION; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEABIRD; SEX RATIO;

CANARY ISLANDS; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

AVES; CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 84867099320     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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