Feeding of the least, crested, and parakeet auklets around St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Bédard, Jean
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1969
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Lawrence Island; St Lawrence Island; Alaska; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z69-166; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z69-166

The feeding habits of three plankton-feeding Alcidae, the least, crested, and parakeet auklets were studied on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, between 1964 and 1966. The crested and the least auklets (Aethia cristatella, A. pusilla) exhibit similar patterns of dependence upon the food resources: both h...