Space use by South Polar Skua during the breeding season at Svarthammaren, Antarctica

• Main Author: Swärd, Johan Nils
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2014
• 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; Dronning Maud Land; Svarthammaren; Antarc*; Antarctica; South Polar Skuas
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/7142

South Polar Skua is a seabird feeding on both marine resources and on other seabirds’ egg and chicks. There are few studies investigating South Polar Skua space use during breeding season and how it is affected by sex or phenology. This study was carried out during the breeding season 2012-2013 at S...