Changes in body mass and organ size during remigial moult in common scoter Melanitta nigra

• Published in: Journal of Avian Biology
• Main Authors: Fox, Anthony D., Hartmann, Poul, Petersen, Ib K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: Danish Island; Læsø; Melanitta nigra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04135.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0908-8857.2008.04135.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04135.x

The “cost‐benefit” hypothesis states that avian body organs show mass changes consistent with the trade‐off between their functional importance and maintenance cost, which may vary throughout the annual cycle. Flightless moulting common scoter Melanitta nigra in Danish marine waters select rich undi...