Nest predation, reproductive investment, and environmental variability in Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)

• Main Author: Totland, Tonje Olsen
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: Norwegian Bokmål
• Published: The University of Bergen 2021
• Subjects: parental investment; Fratercula arctica; nest predation; environmental variability; 751999; Hjelmsøya; Norway; Atlantic puffin; fratercula; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2773595

For many species of birds, nest predation is one of the leading causes of reproductive failure. This has been especially apparent in island nesting seabirds, which have experienced rapid declines due to the introduction of mammalian predators. This study examines how nest predation varies between ye...