Dead skua chick showing head injuries

Skua chicks, driven from their nests by sibling aggression, may stray into neighbouring territories and be killed by nesting adults.

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 chicks, driven from their nests by sibling aggression, may stray into neighbouring territories and be killed by nesting adults.

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