Challenges in Environmental Management in the Bay of Fundy-Gulf of Maine ** * WINNNER STUDENT PAPER PRIZE*** COMPARING ADULT AND CHICK DIET IN TWO ALCID SPECIES USING STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS

Atlantic Puffi ns (Fratercula arctica) and Razorbills (Alca torda) are deep-water pursuit divers, often diving up to 25m in seek of prey, although Razorbills can dive deeper than puffi ns (Burger and Simpson 1986). Both species carry multiple items in the bill back to the young, which remain in thei...

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Main Authors: Er L. Bond, Antony W. Diamond
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Alca torda
fratercula
Fratercula arctica
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.550.8826
http://docs.informatics.management.dal.ca/gsdl/collect/bofep1/pdf/WG/BOFEP7-2006-176.pdf
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Summary:Atlantic Puffi ns (Fratercula arctica) and Razorbills (Alca torda) are deep-water pursuit divers, often diving up to 25m in seek of prey, although Razorbills can dive deeper than puffi ns (Burger and Simpson 1986). Both species carry multiple items in the bill back to the young, which remain in their burrow being provisioned by

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