ARCTIC King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) Nesting in Association with Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)

ABSTRACT. In High Arctic Northeast Greenland King Eiders (Somuteria spscfabilis) were found nesting in association with solitarily breeding Long-tailed Skuas (Stercorarius longicaudus). The association is demonstrated using spatial statistics analyses and timing of clutch initiations. Long-tailed Sk...

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Main Authors: Sven Blomqvist, Magnus Elander
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Fabricius
1937
von Haartman
Bergman
1939
and
Arctic
Greenland
King Eider
Long-tailed Skua
Somateria spectabilis
Stercorarius longicaudus
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.553.5455
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic41-2-138.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. In High Arctic Northeast Greenland King Eiders (Somuteria spscfabilis) were found nesting in association with solitarily breeding Long-tailed Skuas (Stercorarius longicaudus). The association is demonstrated using spatial statistics analyses and timing of clutch initiations. Long-tailed Skuas ' nests were evenly spaced in the 6.1 k m 2 census area, whereas nine out of ten King Eider nests were located close to five different nests of Long-tailed Skua. It is suggested that the association may be a state of commensalism.

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