Migration strategies of the Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 411-422

  Raine, A F ^a   Borg, John J ^b   Raine, Helen ^c   Phillips, Richard A ^d  

^a Kauai Endangered Seabird Recovery Project   (United States)

^b Heritage Malta   (Malta)

^c BirdLife Malta   (Malta)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Malta; Migration; Seabirds; Shearwater; Telemetry; Yelkouan

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DECLINE; RETURN MIGRATION; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TELEMETRY;

ADRIATIC SEA; AEGEAN SEA; BLACK SEA; MALTA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AVES; PROCELLARIIDAE; PUFFINUS YELKOUAN;

EID: 84874966625     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-012-0905-4     Document Type: Article

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