Ivory Gull Colonies on the Devon Island Ice Cap, Arctic Canada

Four small Ivory Gull colonies have been found on nunataks on the ice cap of eastern Devon Island. Mainly on the basis of their similarity to known breeding places of the Ivory Gull on Ellesmere Island, all four sites are believed to be those of nesting colonies the first to be reported from Devon I...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Frisch, Thomas
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1983
Subjects:
Animal reproduction
Bird nesting
Gulls
Nunataks
Devon Island
Nunavut
Arctic
Canada
Ellesmere Island
Ice cap
ivory gull
Pagophila eburnea
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65346
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Summary:Four small Ivory Gull colonies have been found on nunataks on the ice cap of eastern Devon Island. Mainly on the basis of their similarity to known breeding places of the Ivory Gull on Ellesmere Island, all four sites are believed to be those of nesting colonies the first to be reported from Devon Island.Key words: Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea, colonies, nunatak nesting sites

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