Parental roles of male and female thick-billed murres and razorbills at the Gannet Islands, Labrador

• Published in: Behaviour
• Main Authors: Jones, Ian L., Paredes, Rosada, Boness, Daryl J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2006
• Subjects: QH301 Biology; Gannet Islands; Alca torda; Razorbill; thick-billed murre; Uria lomvia; uria
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/1700/; https://research.library.mun.ca/1700/1/Parental_roles_of_male_and_female_thick-billed_murres.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/1700/3/Parental_roles_of_male_and_female_thick-billed_murres.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1163/156853906776240641

We studied female and male parental roles in two sympatric auks, thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia) and razorbill (Alca torda), with initial biparental care at the breeding site and later exclusively paternal care at sea. Our study addressed the following two questions: Why do males accompany chicks t...