Common Eider (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) Nest Cover and Depredation on Central Alaskan Beaufort Sea Barrier Islands
ABSTRACT. Female common eiders (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) generally select nest sites in areas with driftwood cover. Previous studies of common eiders have shown a positive relationship between nest success and driftwood cover. Our observations led us to hypothesize that cover does not enhance...
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2004
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.568.3481 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic58-2-129.pdf |