First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis

The breeding range of the Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus is in the North Atlantic, with the largest colonies found in the British Isles. The majority of the birds migrate to South America; the adults start moving in July followed by the juveniles in September (Cramp and Simmons 1977). Occasionall...

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Main Authors: Borg, John J., Sultana, Joe, Heidrich, Petra, Wink, Michael
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Birdlife Malta 1999
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Online Access:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/37105
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spelling ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/37105 2023-05-15T17:30:57+02:00 First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis Borg, John J. Sultana, Joe Heidrich, Petra Wink, Michael 1999 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/37105 en eng Birdlife Malta Borg, J. J., Sultana, J., Heidrich, P., & Wink, M. (1999). First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis. Il-Merill, 29, 18-20. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/37105 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Manx shearwater -- Malta Birds -- Malta Puffinus Procellariidae Procellariiformes article 1999 ftunivmalta 2021-10-16T18:08:29Z The breeding range of the Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus is in the North Atlantic, with the largest colonies found in the British Isles. The majority of the birds migrate to South America; the adults start moving in July followed by the juveniles in September (Cramp and Simmons 1977). Occasionally birds are reported away from their normal route. Up to 9 birds were recovered in Switzerland between 1866 and 1990. All were recovered in September, except one in July (Juillard 1992). N/A Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic University of Malta: OAR@UM
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topic Manx shearwater -- Malta
Birds -- Malta
Puffinus
Procellariidae
Procellariiformes
spellingShingle Manx shearwater -- Malta
Birds -- Malta
Puffinus
Procellariidae
Procellariiformes
Borg, John J.
Sultana, Joe
Heidrich, Petra
Wink, Michael
First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis
topic_facet Manx shearwater -- Malta
Birds -- Malta
Puffinus
Procellariidae
Procellariiformes
description The breeding range of the Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus is in the North Atlantic, with the largest colonies found in the British Isles. The majority of the birds migrate to South America; the adults start moving in July followed by the juveniles in September (Cramp and Simmons 1977). Occasionally birds are reported away from their normal route. Up to 9 birds were recovered in Switzerland between 1866 and 1990. All were recovered in September, except one in July (Juillard 1992). N/A
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Borg, John J.
Sultana, Joe
Heidrich, Petra
Wink, Michael
author_facet Borg, John J.
Sultana, Joe
Heidrich, Petra
Wink, Michael
author_sort Borg, John J.
title First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis
title_short First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis
title_full First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis
title_fullStr First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis
title_full_unstemmed First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis
title_sort first record of the manx shearwater puffinus puffinus in malta : evidence from morphometric data and dna analysis
publisher Birdlife Malta
publishDate 1999
url https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/37105
genre North Atlantic
genre_facet North Atlantic
op_relation Borg, J. J., Sultana, J., Heidrich, P., & Wink, M. (1999). First record of the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus in Malta : evidence from morphometric data and DNA analysis. Il-Merill, 29, 18-20.
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/37105
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The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder.
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