Albatross: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 13, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: PNAS - Patterns of aging in the long-lived wandering albatross. | Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Royal Society Open Science - Observations and models of across-wind flight speed of the wandering albatross. | Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Strong winds reduce foraging success in albatrosses. | Nov 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Patterns of aging in the long-lived wandering albatross. | Oct 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Marine Science - Foraging Behavior and Energetics of Albatrosses in Contrasting Breeding Environments. | Jul 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biomed Central - Movement Ecology - Flight speed and performance of the wandering albatross with respect to wind. | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Birdlife International - Albatrosses: Inspiring Legends and Myths. | Jan 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Evolutionary and Hereditary Traits of an Albatross and its Aerodynamic Optimality. | Aug 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BirdLife International - Albatross. | Oct 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Albatross: Lifetime at Sea. | May 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oiseaux - Diomedeidae. | Feb 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Albatrosses: Facts about the biggest flying birds. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Antarctic Survey - Albatross. | Jan 11, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Albatross. | Aug 28, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Dec 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Albatross. | Oct 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Marine Parks WA - Albatross. | Mar 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Albatross. | Mar 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Southern California - Albatross. | Mar 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Antarctic Survey - Albatross. | Mar 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Albatross. | Nov 25, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Albatross. | Nov 25, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Albatross. | Nov 25, 2012 | ||
| Added photographs. | Oct 20, 2011 | ||
| Photos of the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes), the laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), and the wandering albatross (D. exulans) added. | Apr 01, 2011 | ||
| Text describing the Amsterdam albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis) added. | Apr 01, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Jeanette Macdonald. | May 21, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 09, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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