Trends and tactics of mouse predation on Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena chicks at Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Avian Conservation and Ecology
• Main Authors: Davies, Delia, Dilley, Ben J., Bond, Alexander L., Cuthbert, Richard J., Ryan, Peter G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Tristan; Giganteus; Gough; Giant Petrel; Macronectes giganteus; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/3c67f33e-db3a-4f95-aeb9-a428c2c06fbd; https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00738-100105

The critically endangered Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena breeds almost exclusively on Gough Island, in the central South Atlantic, where breeding success is much lower than other great albatrosses (Diomedea spp.) worldwide. Most breeding failures occur during the chick-rearing stage, when othe...