Declining health status of Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi) parents and their offspring during chick development

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Ibañez, Andres Esteban, Graña Grilli, Maricel, Figueroa, Amalia, Pari, Marcela, Montalti, Diego
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Antarctica; Brown Skua (Stercorarius Antarcticus Lonnbergi); Immune Status; Reproduction; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Argentina; Figueroa; Ibañez; Antarc*; antarcticus; Brown Skua; Polar Biology; Stercorarius antarcticus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/49636

During breeding, Brown Skuas (Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi) perform a great physical effort in the care and maintenance of the nest. Interestingly, the breeding colony on which this work was conducted is in steady decline in recent years. In order to understand the physiological background res...