Incubation Behaviour of Common Eiders Somateria Mollissima in the Central Baltic:Nest Attendance and Loss in Body Mass

• Published in: Acrocephalus
• Main Authors: Garbus, Svend Erik, Lyngs, Peter, Garbus, Mathias, Garbus, Pelle, Eulaers, Igor, Mosbech, Anders, Dietz, Rune, Gilchrist, H. Grant, Huusmann, Rene, Christensen, Jens Peter, Sonne, Christian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: camera; feeding; foraging; hydrating; nest; recess behaviour; Recess; Common Eider; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/incubation-behaviour-of-common-eiders-somateria-mollissima-in-the-central-baltic(feb96cd5-1812-4ea5-8050-3f43f0f9808d).html; https://doi.org/10.1515/acro-2018-0008; https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/231551329/_03512851_Acrocephalus_Incubation_Behaviour_of_Common_Eiders_Somateria_Mollissima_in_the_Central_Baltic_Nest_Attendance_and_Loss_in_Body_Mass.pdf

Here we present the recording of body mass change and weight loss during incubation in a Common Eider Somateria mollissima colony at Christiansø in the Central Baltic (55°19'N 15°11'E). The study was conducted during April and May 2015 and a total number of four birds were followed (two we...