Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil
Since 1971, four peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus, coated with an oil‐like contamination, have been received for analysis at Monks Wood Experimental Station. All were from north or west Scotland. The contamination from one bird was examined and found to be a highly weathered oil of recent biologi...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:525476 2023-05-15T16:09:51+02:00 Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil Clarke, Andrew 1977 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525476/ https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04567.x unknown Zoological Society of London Clarke, Andrew orcid:0000-0002-7582-3074 . 1977 Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil. Journal of Zoology, 181 (1). 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04567.x <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04567.x> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1977 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04567.x 2023-02-04T19:49:25Z Since 1971, four peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus, coated with an oil‐like contamination, have been received for analysis at Monks Wood Experimental Station. All were from north or west Scotland. The contamination from one bird was examined and found to be a highly weathered oil of recent biological origin. The biochemical evidence did not indicate an unequivocal source for the oil, but was compatible with the hypothesis, for which there is strong circumstantial evidence, of fouling by stomach oil from a fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis. The possible circumstances of the oiling are discussed. Stomach oil production by petrels and albatrosses is unlikely to have evolved solely in response to selection pressure for nest defence. Oiling by fulmars appears to a small, but possibly significant, cause of mortality in coastal peregrines. Article in Journal/Newspaper Falco peregrinus Fulmarus glacialis Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Fulmar ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) Journal of Zoology 181 1 11 20 |
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Since 1971, four peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus, coated with an oil‐like contamination, have been received for analysis at Monks Wood Experimental Station. All were from north or west Scotland. The contamination from one bird was examined and found to be a highly weathered oil of recent biological origin. The biochemical evidence did not indicate an unequivocal source for the oil, but was compatible with the hypothesis, for which there is strong circumstantial evidence, of fouling by stomach oil from a fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis. The possible circumstances of the oiling are discussed. Stomach oil production by petrels and albatrosses is unlikely to have evolved solely in response to selection pressure for nest defence. Oiling by fulmars appears to a small, but possibly significant, cause of mortality in coastal peregrines. |
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Clarke, Andrew Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil |
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Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil |
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Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil |
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Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil |
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Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil |
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Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil |
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contamination of peregrine falcons (falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil |
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Zoological Society of London |
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1977 |
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Clarke, Andrew orcid:0000-0002-7582-3074 . 1977 Contamination of Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) with fulmar stomach oil. Journal of Zoology, 181 (1). 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04567.x <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04567.x> |
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