Growth and provisioning strategies of Northern Fulmars Fulmarus glacialis

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: PHILLIPS, RICHARD A., HAMER, KEITH C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2000
• Subjects: Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2000.tb04440.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.2000.tb04440.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2000.tb04440.x

Growth and foraging strategies in procellariiforms show a great deal of variation, but the fulmarine petrels are notable in that chicks are fed frequently and develop unusually rapidly. This study examined age‐related and daily variation in provisioning of the Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis thro...