Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus

It has long been known that the young of the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) do not fly until eight or nine months after hatching, and the problem of how this long fledgeling period fits into the breeding cycle of the adults has caused some speculation among naturalists acquainted with the sp...

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Published in:Nature
Main Author: Tickell, W.L.N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1960
Subjects:
Diomedea exulans
Wandering Albatross
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526851/
https://doi.org/10.1038/185116b0
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:526851 2023-05-15T16:00:53+02:00 Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus Tickell, W.L.N. 1960 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526851/ https://doi.org/10.1038/185116b0 unknown Tickell, W.L.N. 1960 Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus. Nature, 185 (4706). 116-117. https://doi.org/10.1038/185116b0 <https://doi.org/10.1038/185116b0> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1960 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1038/185116b0 2023-02-04T19:50:09Z It has long been known that the young of the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) do not fly until eight or nine months after hatching, and the problem of how this long fledgeling period fits into the breeding cycle of the adults has caused some speculation among naturalists acquainted with the species1–6 Excellent descriptions are available of the birds at sea and on the breeding grounds, but it is only recently that detailed study within a large population has been undertaken7. Article in Journal/Newspaper Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Nature 185 4706 116 117
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description It has long been known that the young of the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) do not fly until eight or nine months after hatching, and the problem of how this long fledgeling period fits into the breeding cycle of the adults has caused some speculation among naturalists acquainted with the species1–6 Excellent descriptions are available of the birds at sea and on the breeding grounds, but it is only recently that detailed study within a large population has been undertaken7.
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title Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus
title_short Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus
title_full Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus
title_fullStr Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus
title_full_unstemmed Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus
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https://doi.org/10.1038/185116b0
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