Seasonal Variation in Parental Care Drives Sex-Specific Foraging by a Monomorphic Seabird.

Evidence of sex-specific foraging in monomorphic seabirds is increasing though the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. We investigate differential parental care as a mechanism for sex-specific foraging in monomorphic Common Murres (Uria aalge), where the male parent alone provisions the...

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Main Authors: Chantelle M Burke, William A Montevecchi, Paul M Regular
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4648532?pdf=render