Factors affecting nest-site selection of Sabine’s Gulls in the eastern Canadian Arctic

Abstract: The selection of breeding habitat is of prime importance for individual fitness. Among birds, natural selec-tion should favour the ability to recognize and select habitat suitable for nesting and rearing chicks. This study com-pares the characteristics of Sabine’s Gull, Xema sabini (Sabine...

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Main Authors: Iain J. Stenhouse, H. Grant Gilchrist, William A. Montevecchi
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.567.195
http://play.psych.mun.ca/~mont/pdfs/stenhouse2005.pdf