Zipan, Wang and Peter, Hans-Ulrich (2004) Ecological differences of south polar skua populations from Fildes Peninsula of King George Island and eastern Larsemann Hills, Antarctica. Advances in Polar Science, 15 (2). pp. 98-107.
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Abstract
A study has been done on the comparison of nesting and feeding behavior, population variances as well as breeding success between two populations of south polar skua (Catharacta maccomicki) from near Great Wall station on Fildes Peninsula and near Zhongshan station in Eastern Larsemann Hills, Antarctica. There are evident differences in their population ecology. The foraging habit is much related to regional ecosystem and food resources near their territorial area. Dependence on human food waste influences skua's diet, which considerably affects their behavior even population variation in both area. The skuas in Zhongshan Station, could shorten and/or regulate the timing for their egg laying and hatching and take precedence of one chick brooding for keeping their breeding success and subsequent species continuation.
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| Keywords: | south polar skua, population ecology, Antarctica. |
| Subjects: | Unspecified |
| Organizations: | Unspecified |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2023 09:34 |
| URI: | http://library.arcticportal.org/id/eprint/2277 |
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