Diet and growth of glaucous gulls at a large Arctic goose colony

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Samelius, Gustaf, Alisauskas, Ray T
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1999
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Karrak Lake; Glaucous Gull; Larus hyperboreus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z99-091; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z99-091

We examined the diet and growth of glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) chicks at Karrak Lake goose colony in 1994 and were especially interested in how these factors were affected by geese leaving the colony after goose hatch. Insects and bird prey each occurred in about 80% of regurgitated pellets du...