At-sea observations of the spring migration and pair bonding of ivory gulls (Pagophila eburnea) around Svalbard and East Greenland

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Author: Henrik Kylin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2011
• Subjects: Ivory gull; Pagophila eburnea; mate selection; pair bonding; feeding behaviour; inter-species competition; envir; archeo; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Greenland; Scoresby; Svalbard; East Greenland; east greenland current; Fram Strait; ivory gull; Larus hyperboreus; Polar Research; Scoresby Sound
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v30i0.6421; https://doaj.org/article/52980f938f2942ab9d5d36425c8ba789

Because of logistical constraints little previous information exists on ivory gulls (Pagophila eburnea) in the waters around Svalbard and the east coast of Greenland in late winter/early spring. The Swedish Arctic Ocean 2002 expedition investigated these areas at that time of year and in this paper...