Incubation and brooding performance of the Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica at Svarthamaren, Dronning Maud Land

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: LORENTSEN, SVEIN‐HÅKON, RØV, NILS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Dronning Maud Land; Svarthamaren; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Petrel; Antarctica; Thalassoica antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1995.tb08031.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1995.tb08031.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1995.tb08031.x

Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica incubation and brooding effort was studied at Svarthamaren, Dronning Maud Land, during the austral summer of 1991–1992. The females probably left the nest site shortly after egg laying. The duration of incubation and brooding shifts as well as the daily weight...