Demographic and breeding performance of a new kelp gull lar us dominicanus colony in patagonia, Argentina

Ardeola

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-14

  Lisnizer, Nora ^a   Garda Borboroglu, Pablo ^a,b   Yoriol, Pablo ^c  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Wildlife Conservation Society Argentina ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Patagonia; Population growth; Productivity; Recruitment; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904629738     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13157/arla.61.1.2014.3     Document Type: Article

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