Observations on the breeding biology of Sabine's Gulls ( Xema sabini )

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Abraham, Diana M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Southampton Island; East Bay; Sabine's Gull; Xema sabini
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z86-135; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z86-135

The breeding biology of Sabine's Gulls (Xema sabini) nesting in a colony with Arctic Terns (Sternaparadisaea) was studied in 1980 at East Bay, Southampton Island, N.W.T. Sabine's Gull nests were initiated over a 1.5-week period, from 23 June to 3 July, and the mean clutch size was 2.77. Th...