Dark-bellied brent geese Branta b. bernicla breeding near snowy owl Nyctea scandiaca nests lay more and larger eggs

• Published in: Journal of Avian Biology
• Main Authors: Kleef, H.H. van, Willems, F., Volkov, A.E., Smeets, J.H.R., Nowak, D., Nowak, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Animal Ecology and Physiology; Environmental Sciences; Medusa; brent geese; Brent goose; Dicrostonyx torquatus; Lemmus sibiricus; Nyctea scandiaca; snowy owl; Taimyr
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2066/34924; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03639.x

Contains fulltext : 34924.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access) Several studies have demonstrated that snowy owls Nyctea scandiaca defend an area around their nests against predators, hereby inadvertently creating safe havens for breeding dark-bellied brent geese Branta b. bernicla. Howeve...