Spatial dynamics of wintering seabird populations in the baltic proper: A review of factors and adaptations

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 126-141

  Vaitkus, Gediminas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Baltic sea; External factors; Movements; Offshore; Seabirds; Wintering

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012484161     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.1999.10512269     Document Type: Article

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