Skua chick next to hatching sibling

Skua siblings hatch asynchronously, meaning the older chick is often larger and better developed by the time its younger sibling hatches.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Young, Euan
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland 1993
Subjects:
Bird
Land & seabirds
Aves
Charadriiformes
Stercorariidae - Skuas
Chatharacta maccormicki - South Polar Skua
Cape Crozier
Crozier
Ross Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
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Description
Summary:Skua siblings hatch asynchronously, meaning the older chick is often larger and better developed by the time its younger sibling hatches.

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