CAN OCEANIC EFFECTS ON GROWTH AND TIME TO FLEDGING MEDIATE TERRESTRIAL PREDATOR LIMITATION OF AN AT-RISK SEABIRD?
Seabirds commonly nest colonially on cliffs or inaccessible islands, so that oceanic effects on the quality or quantity of prey fed to chicks more often determine nest success than does terrestrial predation. However, when predators can access nests, impacts can be dramatic. In Kittlitz’s murrelet (...
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2019
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Online Access: | https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2512 https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3526&context=theses |