Flexibility of foraging strategies of the great skua Stercorarius skua breeding in the largest colony in the Barents Sea region

• Published in: Frontiers in Zoology
• Main Authors: Dariusz Jakubas, Lech M. Iliszko, Hallvard Strøm, Halfdan H. Helgason, Lech Stempniewicz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2018
• Subjects: Seabird; Arctic; Foraging behaviour; Individual foraging specialization; Zoology; QL1-991; Svalbard; Barents Sea; Bjørnøya; Great skua; Stercorarius skua
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-018-0257-x; https://doaj.org/article/07cae65f39c24cb2837a22848fd2fbee

Abstract Background Foraging strategies of seabird species often vary considerably between and within individuals. This variability is influenced by a multitude of factors including age, sex, stage of annual life cycle, reproductive status, individual specialization and environmental conditions. Res...