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Challenges in quantifying the responses of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla to habitat variables and local stressors due to individual variation

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Pages 48-64 | Received 24 Apr 2023, Accepted 27 Nov 2023, Published online: 21 Feb 2024

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