Networks of prey specialization in an Arctic monomorphic seabird

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 551-560

  Provencher, Jennifer F ^a   Elliott, Kyle H ^b   Gaston, Anthony J ^a   Braune, Birgit M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERALIST; SEABIRD; SPECIALIZATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; SYMPATRY; TOPOLOGY;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

AVES; LARIDAE; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 84888130464     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2013.05717.x     Document Type: Article

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