Low Body Mass of Juvenile Ross's Gulls Rhodostethia rosea in the Laptev Sea

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Lindström, Åke, Bensch, Staffan, Jönsson, Paul Eric
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: Ross's gull; Rhodostethia rosea; body mass; morphometrics; post-breeding dispersal; New Siberian Islands; Laptev Sea; mouette rosée; masse corporelle; morphométrie; dispersion après la saison des nids; archipel de Nouvelle-Sibérie; mer des Laptev; Arctic; laptev
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64125

Four juvenile Ross's gulls Rhodostethia rosea were trapped on the New Siberian Islands in the Laptev Sea in early August 1994, allowing data collection on body mass and morphometrics from a poorly known part of the species' annual cycle. The wings of juvenile birds were shorter than those...