Flight speeds of two seabirds: a test of Norberg's hypothesis

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: ELLIOTT, KYLE HAMISH, GASTON, ANTHONY J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2005
• Subjects: Canada; Fulmar; Leopold Island; Nunavut; Prince Leopold Island; brünnich's guillemot; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar; Uria lomvia; uria
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00462.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919x.2005.00462.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00462.x

Norberg suggested that birds should increase their flight speed when rearing chicks in order to maximize chick energy intake by reducing commuting time. We measured the incubation and chick‐rearing flight speeds of a medium‐range (Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia ) and long‐range (Northern Fulm...