Fatty acid signatures of female Brünnich's guillemots Uria lomvia suggests reliance on local prey for replacement egg production

• Published in: Journal of Avian Biology
• Main Authors: Jacobs, Shoshanah R., Elliott, Kyle H., Gaston, Anthony J., Weber, Jean‐Michel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2009
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Nunavut; Coats Island; Uria lomvia; uria
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048x.2008.04625.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-048X.2008.04625.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04625.x

The laying of smaller replacement eggs has been described as a time‐saving adaptation because chicks generally grow faster once hatched than inside the egg. However, chicks hatched from smaller eggs have, potentially, lower survival. Consequently, the smaller replacement egg represents a benefit to...