Thesis
Breeding biology and survival of guillemots (Uria aalge)
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The aims of the study were to examine some population parameters of the Common Guillemot Uria aalge on Skomer Island, Wales, where a decline in numbers has occurred, and to examine a number of different aspects of the birds' breeding biology.
The Common Guillemot is one of the most numerous seabirds in the northern hemisphere and breeds at densities unparalleled by any other bird species. Chapter 2 describes some Guillemot population parameters on Skomer. Between 1934 and 1975 a 62%...
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- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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uuid:05606087-da38-464f-8d70-b7af1ca05451
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polonsky:13:29
- Source identifiers:
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601870822
- Deposit date:
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2017-10-05
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- Copyright holder:
- Birkhead, T; Birkhead, TR
- Copyright date:
- 1976
- Notes:
- This thesis was digitised thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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