Trios of Brown Skuas at Bird Island, South Georgia: Incidence and Composition
Abstract Cooperative breeding is unusual in seabirds, but recorded in varying proportions in Brown Skuas (Stercorarius [= Catharacta] lonnbergi). With no evidence for kin selection or delayed dispersal, nor for any reproductive advantage, the reason for its occurrence in skuas is uncertain. This stu...
| Published in: | The Condor |
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
2002
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/condor/104.3.694 http://academic.oup.com/condor/article-pdf/104/3/694/29712940/condor0694.pdf |