Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus post-glacial colonization and extreme long-term use of nest-sites in Greenland

Gyrfalcons Falco rusticolus use the same nest-sites over long periods of time, and in the cold dry climate of Greenland, guano and other nest debris decay slowly. Nineteen guano samples and three feathers were collected from 13 Gyrfalcon nests with stratified faecal accumulation in central-west and...

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Main Authors: Kurt K. Burnham, William A. Burnham, Ian Newton
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=10.1.1.659.9996
http://peregrinefund.org/docs/pdf/research-library/2009/2009-Burnham-gyrfalcon.pdf