At-sea observation of the spring migration and pair bonding of ivory gulls (Pagophila eburnea) around Svalbard and East Greenland.

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Author: Kylin, Henrik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden 2011
• Subjects: Ivory gull; Pagohila eburnea; mate selection; pair bonding; feeding behaviour; inter-species competition; Zoology; Zoologi; Ecology; Ekologi; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Greenland; Scoresby; Svalbard; East Greenland; east greenland current; Fram Strait; ivory gull; Larus hyperboreus; Pagophila eburnea; Polar Research; Scoresby Sound
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-68259; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v30i0.6421

Because of logistical constraints little previous information exists on ivory gulls (Pagophila eburnea) in the waters around Svalbard and the east coast of Greenland in late winter/early spring. The Swedish Arctic Ocean 2002 expedition investigated these areas at that time of year and in this paper...