The influence of fish behaviour on search strategies of Common Murres Uria aalge in the Northwest Atlantic

• Main Authors: Davoren, Gail K., Montevecchi, William A., Anderson, John T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pacific Seabird Group 2003
• Subjects: QH301 Biology; Newfoundland; Northwest Atlantic; Uria aalge; uria
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/571/; https://research.library.mun.ca/571/1/influence_fish_behaviour.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/571/3/influence_fish_behaviour.pdf; http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/31_2/31_2_123-131.pdf

Although distribution patterns of seabirds at sea have been described for decades, it remains difficult to identify the mechanisms underlying these patterns. For instance, researchers focusing on prey dispersion as the primary determinant of seabird distribution have found high variability in the sp...