Sex differences in reproductive effort and the potential for a mixed reproductive strategy in the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) on Gull Island, Newfoundland were studied in order to compare the sexes in their patterns of parental activities during the breeding season. Time allocation was categorized as on the slope, in the burrow, and away from the colony. Compared to males, females spen...
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
1987
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| Online Access: | https://research.library.mun.ca/5882/ https://research.library.mun.ca/5882/1/Creelman_Elizabeth.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/5882/3/Creelman_Elizabeth.pdf |