Factors affecting nest-site selection of Sabine's Gulls in the eastern Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Stenhouse, Iain J, Gilchrist, H Grant, Montevecchi, William A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2005
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Nunavut; Canada; Southampton Island; Sabine's Gull; Tundra; Xema sabini
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z05-107; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z05-107

The selection of breeding habitat is of prime importance for individual fitness. Among birds, natural selection should favour the ability to recognize and select habitat suitable for nesting and rearing chicks. This study compares the characteristics of Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819)...