Parental care and sexual selection in socially monogamous crested auklets (Aethia cristatella)

• Main Author: Fraser, Gail S., 1964-
• Other Authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Science
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Auks > Infancy > Alaska > Aleutian Islands; Auks > Alaska > Aleutian Islands > Selection; Parental behavior in animals > Alaska > Aleutian Islands; Auks > Infancy > Alaska > St. Lawrence Island; Auks > Alaska > St. Lawrence Island > Selection; Parental behavior in animals > Alaska > St. Lawrence Island; Lawrence Island; Newfoundland studies; St Lawrence Island; Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Copepods; University of Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/1086

Thesis (Ph.D.), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2000. Biopsychology Programme Includes bibliographical references. In this thesis I investigate the relationships between chick growth, parental attendance and sexual selection in a seabird that exhibits mutual mate choice. I quantified breeding p...