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Successful nesting by Brown Pelicans Pelecanus occidentalis on San Clemente Island, California, in 2011


Authors

JUSTYN T. STAHL1, PHILLIP J. CAPITOLO2, FRANKLIN GRESS3, HARRY R. CARTER3,4 & MARK S. LOWRY5
1Institute for Wildlife Studies, 2327 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101, USA (stahl@iws.org)
2Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
3California Institute of Environmental Studies, 3408 Whaler Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
4Carter Biological Consulting, 1015 Hampshire Road, Victoria, BC V8S 4S8, Canada
5Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA

Citation

STAHL, J.T., CAPITOLO, P.J., GRESS, F., CARTER, H.R. & LOWRY, M.S. 2015. Successful nesting by Brown Pelicans Pelecanus occidentalis on San Clemente Island, California, in 2011. Marine Ornithology 43: 241 - 243

Received 14 January 2014, accepted 13 August 2015

Date Published: 2015/10/15
Date Online: 2017/02/28

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