Central place foraging and feather regrowth rate in bridled terns (Onychoprion anaethetus): An insight from stable isotopes

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1184-1191

  Labbé, Aurélie M T ^a   Dunlop, James N ^a,b   Loneragan, Neil R ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Disability Services Commission of Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Convex hull area; Optimal foraging; Penguin Island; Rectrix; Sea birds; South western Australia; Trophic niche parameter

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CARBON ISOTOPE; FEATHER; FLEDGING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HATCHING; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NICHE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; REGROWTH; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALIA; PENGUIN ISLAND [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84889258039     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12334     Document Type: Article

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