Divergent post-breeding distribution and habitat associations of fledgling and adult Black-footed Albatrosses Phoebastria nigripes in the North Pacific

Ibis

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-72

  Gutowsky, Sarah E ^a   Tremblay, Yann ^b,c   Kappes, Michelle A ^b,d   Flint, Elizabeth N ^e   Klavitter, John ^f   Laniawe, Leona ^f   Costa, Dan P ^b   Naughton, Maura B ^g   Romano, Marc D ^g   Shaffer, Scott A ^b,h  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e USFWS   (United States)

^f Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge United States Fish and Wildlife Service Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument   (United States)

^g USFWS   (United States)

^h SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Geolocators; Habitat use; Juvenile; Procellariiform; Satellite telemetry; Seabird

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOTELEMETRY; BREEDING SITE; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISPERSAL; FLEDGING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; SEABIRD;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MIDWAY ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; DIOMEDEIDAE; PHOEBASTRIA NIGRIPES; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 84890567978     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12119     Document Type: Article

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