• Prevailing weather conditions and diet composition affect chick growth and survival in the black-legged kittiwake 

      Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; May, Roel F.; Barrett, Robert T.; Langset, Magdalene; Sandercock, Brett K.; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-04)
      To identify priorities for management of seabirds during the breeding season, it is important to understand the ecological mechanisms driving chick growth and survival. In this study, we examined the effects of diet and prevailing weather on the growth and survival of chicks of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla over a 10 yr period at Anda, a seabird colony in northern Norway. We show that ...