Essays about: "commom guillemot"

Found 1 essay containing the words commom guillemot.

  1. 1. Energy intake of Common Guillemot, Uria aalge, chicks at Stora Karlsö, Sweden : influence of changes in the Baltic Sea

    University essay from Avdelningen för Biologi

    Author : Elisabeth Enekvist; [2003]
    Keywords : commom guillemot; sprat; Baltic Sea; energy intake; decline; sillgrissla; skarpsill; Östersjön; energiintag; minskning; Gotland;

    Abstract : Observations of feeding behaviour of common guillemots, Uria aalge, in June 2002 at the island Stora Karlsö in the Baltic Sea proper, and measurements of morphology and energy density in the prey fish sprat, Sprattus sprattus, showed that fish delivered to chicks at present are shorter and weigh less than in the 1970s. Long lasting attending periods and a feeding rate of 4. READ MORE