Pelagic distribution and numbers of the antarctic petrel Thalassoica Antarctica in the Weddell Sea during spring

Polar Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 565-572

  Van Franeker, Jan A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; THALASSOICA ANTARCTICA;

ANTARCTIC PETREL; BIRDS; BREEDING COLONIES; DISTRIBUTION; NUMBER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE;

WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 85047680720     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02329053     Document Type: Article

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