Ivory gulls (Pagophila eburnea, Phipps, 1774), one of the world’s least-known species, have declined throughout their range in recent years. This study describes the patterns of ivory gull use of the North Water polynya, a large polynya that occurs every year near ivory gull breeding sites on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. We conducted at-sea surveys from Canadian icebreakers during the summers of 1997–99. In 1998, stomach contents of five ivory gulls were analyzed. We measured stable isotope ratios (d13C, d15N) of liver, muscle, feather and bone to determine how ivory gull diets vary during the year. We observed a total of 275 individuals, most of which were seen on the western side of the polynya. Flying was the predominant behavior (...
Knowledge of breeding bird distribution and abundance in the Canadian Arctic remains rudimentary for...
We evaluated aerial survey data for glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) in central Alaskan Beaufort S...
The Atlantic population of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis interior) experienced a sharp decline in ...
In the Belcher Islands, southeast Hudson Bay, Canada, two types of open water exist during winter: 1...
We summarize records of birds and mammals obtained at Coats Island, Northwest Territories during one...
Aerial surveys were conducted in the eastern Canadian High Arctic from 1982 to 1985 to determine the...
Diet from stomach contents and body condition from morphometric measurements were obtained for 169 (...
Little information exists on the population trends of gulls and terns nesting in the Arctic. In 1997...
Arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) are the main predators of many arctic-nesting birds, and such predatio...
Black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) and lesser snow geese (Chen c. caerulescens) breeding in and...
Predator populations are vulnerable to changes in prey distribution or availability. With war...
Aggregations of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) in Allen Bay, on the southern coast of Cornwallis Isla...
Ice edges and polynyas have long been noted for their high biological productivity within the Arctic...
We used satellite telemetry in 2004–06 to describe the annual movements and habitat use of a segment...
The Coastal Plain of northern Alaska is an important nesting area for a variety of avian species, wh...
Knowledge of breeding bird distribution and abundance in the Canadian Arctic remains rudimentary for...
We evaluated aerial survey data for glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) in central Alaskan Beaufort S...
The Atlantic population of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis interior) experienced a sharp decline in ...
In the Belcher Islands, southeast Hudson Bay, Canada, two types of open water exist during winter: 1...
We summarize records of birds and mammals obtained at Coats Island, Northwest Territories during one...
Aerial surveys were conducted in the eastern Canadian High Arctic from 1982 to 1985 to determine the...
Diet from stomach contents and body condition from morphometric measurements were obtained for 169 (...
Little information exists on the population trends of gulls and terns nesting in the Arctic. In 1997...
Arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) are the main predators of many arctic-nesting birds, and such predatio...
Black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) and lesser snow geese (Chen c. caerulescens) breeding in and...
Predator populations are vulnerable to changes in prey distribution or availability. With war...
Aggregations of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) in Allen Bay, on the southern coast of Cornwallis Isla...
Ice edges and polynyas have long been noted for their high biological productivity within the Arctic...
We used satellite telemetry in 2004–06 to describe the annual movements and habitat use of a segment...
The Coastal Plain of northern Alaska is an important nesting area for a variety of avian species, wh...
Knowledge of breeding bird distribution and abundance in the Canadian Arctic remains rudimentary for...
We evaluated aerial survey data for glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) in central Alaskan Beaufort S...
The Atlantic population of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis interior) experienced a sharp decline in ...