Effects of down collection on incubation temperature, nesting behaviour and hatching success of common eiders (Somateria mollissima) in west Iceland

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 985-994

  Kristjánsson, Thordur Örn ^a   Jónsson, Jón Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Down collecting; Incubation behaviour; Nesting temperature; Somateria mollissima

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; COOLING; HATCHING; HUMIDITY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATERFOWL;

ICELAND;

SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 79957832513     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0956-z     Document Type: Article

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