Chick Provisioning in Grey-Faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) under Environmental Stress
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Field Methods
2.3. Statistical Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Russell, J.C.; Welch, J.R.; Dunn, R.; Bourgeois, K. Chick Provisioning in Grey-Faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) under Environmental Stress. Birds 2022, 3, 285-292. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds3030019
Russell JC, Welch JR, Dunn R, Bourgeois K. Chick Provisioning in Grey-Faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) under Environmental Stress. Birds. 2022; 3(3):285-292. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds3030019
Chicago/Turabian StyleRussell, James C., Jemma R. Welch, Rob Dunn, and Karen Bourgeois. 2022. "Chick Provisioning in Grey-Faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) under Environmental Stress" Birds 3, no. 3: 285-292. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds3030019