Kelp gulls, Larus dominicanus (Aves: Laridae), breeding in Keller Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Authors: Joaquim O. Branco, Erli S. Costa, Jansen de Araujo, Edison Durigon, Maria Alice S. Alves
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009
• Subjects: Abundance; breeding sites; broods development; density; distribution; Zoology; QL1-991; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; King George Island; Keller; Keller peninsula; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/b0aa3338fb5e424d9e170ae26f8cd0fa

We examined the distribution, abundance and density of the Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus (Lichtenstein, 1823), at Keller Peninsula on two occasions during the breeding season of 2007-2008 (once for incubation and once for chick stages) and compared our results with previously published data. We prese...