First evidence of mouse attacks on adult albatrosses and petrels breeding on sub‑Antarctic Marion and Gough Islands

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Jones, CW, Risi, MM, Cleeland, J, Ryan, PG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2019
• Subjects: Mus musculus; eradication; adult predation; Macronectes halli; Diomedea dabbenena; Thalassarche chlororhynchos; Antarctic; Gough; Tristan; Antarc*; Giant Petrel; Marion Island; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/33105/

Invasive house mice Mus musculus are significant predators of seabird chicks on islands where they are the only introduced mammal, but there are very few records of attacks on adult birds. We report the first evidence of mouse attacks on adult albatrosses and petrels breeding on Marion and Gough Isl...