Effects of mouse predation on burrowing petrel chicks at Gough Island
Since 2004 there has been mounting evidence of the severe impact of introduced house mice (Mus musculus L.) killing chicks of burrow-nesting petrels at Gough Island. We monitored seven species of burrow-nesting petrels in 2014 using a combination of infra-red video cameras augmented by burrowscope n...
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ftuhipublicatio:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/36c85b14-cc96-4df2-9034-88a624141433 2024-06-23T07:48:04+00:00 Effects of mouse predation on burrowing petrel chicks at Gough Island Dilley, Ben J. Davies, Delia Bond, Alexander L. Ryan, Peter G. 2015-12-01 https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/36c85b14-cc96-4df2-9034-88a624141433 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102015000279 eng eng https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/36c85b14-cc96-4df2-9034-88a624141433 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Dilley , B J , Davies , D , Bond , A L & Ryan , P G 2015 , ' Effects of mouse predation on burrowing petrel chicks at Gough Island ' , Antarctic Science , vol. 27 , no. 06 , pp. 543-553 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102015000279 article 2015 ftuhipublicatio https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102015000279 2024-05-27T23:56:27Z Since 2004 there has been mounting evidence of the severe impact of introduced house mice (Mus musculus L.) killing chicks of burrow-nesting petrels at Gough Island. We monitored seven species of burrow-nesting petrels in 2014 using a combination of infra-red video cameras augmented by burrowscope nest inspections. All seven camera-monitored Atlantic petrel (Pterodroma incerta Schlegel) chicks were killed by mice within hours of hatching (average 7.2±4.0 hours) with an 87% chick failure rate (n=83 hatchlings). Several grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea Gmelin) chicks were found with mouse wounds and 60% of chicks failed (n=35 hatchlings). Video surveillance revealed one (of seven nests filmed) fatal attack on a great shearwater (Puffinus gravis O’Reilly) chick and two (of nine) on soft-plumaged petrel (Pterodroma mollis Gould) chicks. Mice killed the chicks of the recently discovered summer-breeding MacGillivray’s prion (Pachyptila macgillivrayi Mathews), with a chick mortality rate of 82% in 2013/14 and 100% in 2014/15. The closely-related broad-billed prion (P. vittata Forster) breeds in late winter and also had a chick mortality rate of 100% in 2014. The results provide further evidence of the dire situation for seabirds nesting on Gough Island and the urgent need for mouse eradication. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic Science University of the Highlands and Islands: Research Database of UHI Gough ENVELOPE(159.367,159.367,-81.633,-81.633) Antarctic Science 27 6 543 553 |
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Since 2004 there has been mounting evidence of the severe impact of introduced house mice (Mus musculus L.) killing chicks of burrow-nesting petrels at Gough Island. We monitored seven species of burrow-nesting petrels in 2014 using a combination of infra-red video cameras augmented by burrowscope nest inspections. All seven camera-monitored Atlantic petrel (Pterodroma incerta Schlegel) chicks were killed by mice within hours of hatching (average 7.2±4.0 hours) with an 87% chick failure rate (n=83 hatchlings). Several grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea Gmelin) chicks were found with mouse wounds and 60% of chicks failed (n=35 hatchlings). Video surveillance revealed one (of seven nests filmed) fatal attack on a great shearwater (Puffinus gravis O’Reilly) chick and two (of nine) on soft-plumaged petrel (Pterodroma mollis Gould) chicks. Mice killed the chicks of the recently discovered summer-breeding MacGillivray’s prion (Pachyptila macgillivrayi Mathews), with a chick mortality rate of 82% in 2013/14 and 100% in 2014/15. The closely-related broad-billed prion (P. vittata Forster) breeds in late winter and also had a chick mortality rate of 100% in 2014. The results provide further evidence of the dire situation for seabirds nesting on Gough Island and the urgent need for mouse eradication. |
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Effects of mouse predation on burrowing petrel chicks at Gough Island |
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Effects of mouse predation on burrowing petrel chicks at Gough Island |
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Effects of mouse predation on burrowing petrel chicks at Gough Island |
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Dilley , B J , Davies , D , Bond , A L & Ryan , P G 2015 , ' Effects of mouse predation on burrowing petrel chicks at Gough Island ' , Antarctic Science , vol. 27 , no. 06 , pp. 543-553 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102015000279 |
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