Differences in chick feeding frequency between parental sex and morph combination in the Common guillemot Uria aalge

• Main Author: Holmøy, Marthe Johansen
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2019
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488; BIO-3950; Hornøya; common guillemot; Uria aalge; uria
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/15954

The Common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a monomorphic seabird who exhibits two colour morphs: a bridled and an unbridled. The aim of this study was to investigate which effect parental sex and morph had on the daily chick feeding frequency and during the chick-rearing period. To assess this, two fixed...