Pair of adult skua at nest with chicks

Siblicide can arise becase chicks are competing for the food and protection provided by their parents.

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
Antarc*
Antarctica
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Description
Summary:Siblicide can arise becase chicks are competing for the food and protection provided by their parents.

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