King Eider (Somateria Spectabilis) Brood Ecology: Correlates of Duckling Survival

• Published in: The Auk
• Main Authors: Mehl, Katherine R., Alisauskas, Ray T.
• Other Authors: Burger, A. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2007
• Subjects: Karrak Lake; Nunavut; King Eider; Somateria spectabilis
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/124.2.606; http://academic.oup.com/auk/article-pdf/124/2/606/29691296/auk606.pdf

Abstract Events during duckling growth can influence waterfowl population dynamics. To gain insight into King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) brood ecology, we monitored 111 and 46 individually marked ducklings from broods of 23 and 11 radiomarked King Eiders during 2000 and 2001, respectively. We use...