Thesis
The breeding biology of the gannet (Sula bassana) with particular reference to behaviour
- Abstract:
-
Gannets were studied on the Bass Rock (Scotland) between 1960 and 1963, and particularly in a colour ringed group (the observation colony). The account is in two parts (general breeding biology and behaviour) which are amalgamated in this brief summary.
The entire Gannet population of the Bass was estimated in June 1962 and a considerable increase over the 1949 population (last count) shown (about 4,800 pairs in 1949 to about 7,000 pairs in 1962, excluding 'club' birds). The increa...
Expand abstract
Actions
Authors
- Publication date:
- 1963
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
-
English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
-
uuid:e5bfe786-7a67-46c1-93ab-dce25e059112
- Local pid:
-
td:601870016
- Source identifiers:
-
601870016
- Deposit date:
-
2015-03-25
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Nelson, J. Bryan
- Copyright date:
- 1963
- Notes:
- This thesis was digitised thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record