Nest-Site Selection, Interspecific Associations, and Nest Success of King Eiders

Abstract We investigated factors influencing nest success in King Eiders (Somateria spectabilis) at Karrak Lake, Nunavut, Canada, during 1995–2001. Island-nesting King Eiders had higher nest success (range 30–89%) than that reported for mainland-nesting populations, and nested at much higher densiti...

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Published in:The Condor
Main Authors: Kellett, Dana K., Alisauskas, Ray T., Mehl, Katherine R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2003
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/condor/105.2.373
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