Radiocarbon dates of snow petrel ( Pagodroma nivea ) nest sites in central Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Steele, W.K., Hiller, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1997
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Dronning Maud Land; Nivea; Gjelsvikfjella; Ahlmannryggen; Mühlig-Hofmannfjella; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Record; Snow Petrel
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400014145; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400014145

Abstract This paper presents the results of a radiocarbon dating study of snow petrel ( Pagodroma nivea ) nest sites in central Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. Mumiyo (a sub-fossilized accumulation of regurgitated proventricular oil) samples were collected from 15 snow petrel nest sites at nunataks...