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Diet of Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) feeding chicks at two Irish colonies highlights the importance of clupeids

Lorraine S. Chivers Quercus, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mathieu G. Lundy Quercus, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, UK
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Kendrew Colhoun Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Belvoir Park Forest, Belfast, BT8 7QT, Northern Ireland, UK
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Stephen F. Newton Birdwatch Ireland, 20D Bullford Business Campus, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
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Neil Reid Quercus, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, UK
Pages 363-367 | Received 11 May 2012, Accepted 26 Jun 2012, Published online: 30 Jul 2012

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