Temporal patterns of foraging activities of northern gannets, Morus bassanus, in the northwest Atlantic Ocean

Abstract: We investigated time allocation and diel rhythms in foraging northern gannets (Morus bassanus). Chick-rearing adults on Funk Island, Newfoundland, Canada, were equipped with different types of data loggers. We found no effects of the devices on the birds ’ behaviour or breeding success. A...

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Main Authors: Stefan Garthe, Silvano Benvenuti, William A. Montevecchi
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
Funk Island
Newfoundland
Northwest Atlantic
Terre-Neuve
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.466.1865
http://play.psych.mun.ca/~mont/pubs/temporal.pdf

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