Laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female Common Guillemot if Dad's there?

Female Common Guillemots Uria aalge face the challenge of laying a large egg on a cliff ledge, often surrounded by tetchy neighbours. We documented the laying of 754 eggs, during 82% of which the male was present. The presence of the male had no effect on either the short-term survival of the egg or...

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Main Authors: Harris, Michael P., Wanless, Sarah
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Biology and Microbiology
common guillemot
Uria aalge
uria
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/355/
http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/may2006.htm
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:355 2024-06-09T07:45:27+00:00 Laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female Common Guillemot if Dad's there? Harris, Michael P. Wanless, Sarah 2006 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/355/ http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/may2006.htm unknown Harris, Michael P.; Wanless, Sarah. 2006 Laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female Common Guillemot if Dad's there? British Birds, 99. 230-235. Biology and Microbiology Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2006 ftnerc 2024-05-15T08:39:04Z Female Common Guillemots Uria aalge face the challenge of laying a large egg on a cliff ledge, often surrounded by tetchy neighbours. We documented the laying of 754 eggs, during 82% of which the male was present. The presence of the male had no effect on either the short-term survival of the egg or the chances of a chick successfully leaving the colony. Male attendance at laying may be largely fortuitous, resulting from the long periods that he is present for other purposes. Article in Journal/Newspaper common guillemot Uria aalge uria Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive
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Laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female Common Guillemot if Dad's there?
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description Female Common Guillemots Uria aalge face the challenge of laying a large egg on a cliff ledge, often surrounded by tetchy neighbours. We documented the laying of 754 eggs, during 82% of which the male was present. The presence of the male had no effect on either the short-term survival of the egg or the chances of a chick successfully leaving the colony. Male attendance at laying may be largely fortuitous, resulting from the long periods that he is present for other purposes.
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author Harris, Michael P.
Wanless, Sarah
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title Laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female Common Guillemot if Dad's there?
title_short Laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female Common Guillemot if Dad's there?
title_full Laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female Common Guillemot if Dad's there?
title_fullStr Laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female Common Guillemot if Dad's there?
title_full_unstemmed Laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female Common Guillemot if Dad's there?
title_sort laying a big egg on a little ledge: does it help a female common guillemot if dad's there?
publishDate 2006
url http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/355/
http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/may2006.htm
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