Body size variation of a high-Arctic seabird: the dovekie ( Alle alle )

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K., Jakubas, D, Welcker, J., Harding, A.M.A., Karnovsky, N.J., Kidawa, D., Steen, H., Stempniewicz, L., Camphuysen, C.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Alle alle (Linnaeus; 1758); Arctic; Franz Josef Land; Greenland; Jan Mayen; Svalbard; Alle alle; Dovekie
• Online Access: http://imis.nioz.nl/imis.php?module=ref&refid=231314

Variation in body size among subpopulations of the same species may reflect phenotypic or genetic responses to environmental gradients or geographical distance. Here, we examine geographical variation in the body size of the dovekie (Alle alle), the most numerous high-Arctic seabird. Locations of do...