Factors affecting thwe breeding success of the South Polar skua Catharacta mackormicki at Edmonson Point, Victoria Land, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: PEZZO, F., OLMASTRONI, S., CORSOLINI, S., FOCARDI, S.
• Other Authors: Pezzo, F., Olmastroni, S., Corsolini, S., Focardi, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Victoria Land; Edmonson Point; Antarc*; Antarctica; Catharacta maccormicki; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/3974; https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000000213

A south polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki) population was studied at Edmonson Point (74°20′S-165°08′E), Victoria Land, Antarctica, in 1998/1999. The local population consisted of 101 pairs, 89 of which were located within a large, loose colony associated with a rookery of about 2,000 pairs of Adél...