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Ecology and Conservation of the 



Marbled Murrelet 



Technical Editors: 



C. John Ralph George L. Hunt, Jr. Martin G. Raphael John F. Piatt 



Contents 



Preface vi 



Part I: Introduction 



Chapter I 3 



Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet in North America: An Overview 

 C. John Ralph, George L Hunt, Jr., Martin G. Raphael, and John F. Piatt 



Chapter 2 23 



The Asian Race of the Marbled Murrelet 

 Nikolai B. Konyukhov and Alexander S. Kitaysky 



Part II: Nesting Ecology, Biology, and Behavior 



Chapters 33 



Comparative Reproductive Ecology of the Auks (Family Alcidae) 

 with Emphasis on the Marbled Murrelet 

 Toni L. De Santo and S. Kim Nelson 



Chapter 4 49 



Nesting Chronology of the Marbled Murrelet 

 Thomas E. Hamer and S. Kim Nelson 



Chapters 57 



Nesting Biology and Behavior of the Marbled Murrelet 

 S. Kim Nelson and Thomas E. Hamer 



Chapter 6 69 



Characteristics of Marbled Murrelet Nest Trees and Nesting Stands 

 Thomas E. Hamer and S. Kim Nelson 



