Seasonal differences in at-sea activity of seabirds underline high energetic demands during the breeding period

• Published in: Journal of Ornithology
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
• Subjects: Black-legged Kittiwake; Lesser Black-backed Gull; Common Guillemot; At-sea activity; Time?activity budget; Seasonality; Nele; common guillemot; Lesser black-backed gull; rissa tridactyla; Uria aalge; uria
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2262/50869; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-009-0459-2

Abstract We assessed seasonal differences in at-sea activity of Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus, Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla and Common Guillemots Uria aalge in the south-eastern North Sea. The three species correspond to different ecological groups, with Lesser Black-backed Gull...