King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) Nesting in Association with Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Blomqvist, Sven, Elander, Magnus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1988
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal distribution; Animal population; Animal reproduction; Bird nesting; King Eiders; Long-tailed Skua; Hold with Hope; Greenland; Arctic; Arctique*; Groenland; King Eider; Labbe à longue queue; Somateria spectabilis; Stercorarius longicaudus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64759

In High Arctic Northeast Greenland King Eiders (Somateria spectabilis) were found nesting in association with solitarily breeding Long-tailed Skuas (Stercorarius longicaudus). The association is demonstrated using spatial statistics analyses and timing of clutch initiations. Long-tailed Skuas'...