Skua and Penguin
Areas of barren rock and scree around the edge of Antarctica provide a breeding ground for two of the continent's most well-known species of bird: the south polar skua and the Adélie penguin. This book considers the relationship between these two species, taking as its study site Ross Island. T...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/cbo9780511565311 2024-09-15T17:48:39+00:00 Skua and Penguin Predator and Prey Young, Euan 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511565311 unknown Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms ISBN 9780521322515 9780521018135 9780511565311 monograph 1994 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511565311 2024-07-31T04:03:11Z Areas of barren rock and scree around the edge of Antarctica provide a breeding ground for two of the continent's most well-known species of bird: the south polar skua and the Adélie penguin. This book considers the relationship between these two species, taking as its study site Ross Island. Through detailed observations of the foraging ecology of the skua, the traditional view that skuas are totally dependent on penguin eggs and chicks for food is challenged. In addition, studies of the impact of skuas on penguin breeding and the extent to which the skua breeding cycle is functionally related to that of the penguin provide further evidence to suggest that the two species occur together independently as a consequence of limited breeding space, rather than as a result of a distinct predator-prey relationship. Book Antarc* Antarctica Ross Island Cambridge University Press |
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Areas of barren rock and scree around the edge of Antarctica provide a breeding ground for two of the continent's most well-known species of bird: the south polar skua and the Adélie penguin. This book considers the relationship between these two species, taking as its study site Ross Island. Through detailed observations of the foraging ecology of the skua, the traditional view that skuas are totally dependent on penguin eggs and chicks for food is challenged. In addition, studies of the impact of skuas on penguin breeding and the extent to which the skua breeding cycle is functionally related to that of the penguin provide further evidence to suggest that the two species occur together independently as a consequence of limited breeding space, rather than as a result of a distinct predator-prey relationship. |
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Cambridge University Press |
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1994 |
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