Comparing non-breeding distribution and behavior of red-legged kittiwakes from two geographically distant colonies

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Drummond, Brie A., Orben, Rachael A., Christ, Aaron M., Fleishman, Abram B., Renner, Heather M., Rojek, Nora A., Romano, Marc D.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2021
• Subjects: Research Article; Bering Sea; Buldir Island; Okhotsk; Kamchatka; Subarctic; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8284784/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34270622; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254686

Knowledge of non-breeding distributions is a crucial component to seabird conservation, as conditions during the non-breeding period can play an important role in regulating seabird populations. Specifically, if seabirds from different colonies share the same wintering grounds, conditions in that sh...