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The Kittiwake
About this book
An authoritative overview of the biology of the Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla.
Returning to its breeding sites in the spring after a winter spent far out at sea, the Kittiwake is a familiar sight around the coasts of Britain and Europe. A pale, medium-sized gull with a 'gentle' expression and bright yellow bill, the Kittiwake has been the subject of behavioural research since the late 1950s - one of the longest running studies in the world.
In this Poyser Monograph, John Coulson summarises these decades of research, revealing amazing insights into the life of these gulls, with wider implications for the behavioural ecology of all colonial birds. There are sections on life at sea, nest-site selection, breeding biology, feeding ecology, colony dynamics, moult, survivorship and conservation.
This book is essential for academics working on colonial species, and is also of great interest to birders who want to learn more about these elegant cliff-dwelling birds.
Returning to its breeding sites in the spring after a winter spent far out at sea, the Kittiwake is a familiar sight around the coasts of Britain and Europe. A pale, medium-sized gull with a 'gentle' expression and bright yellow bill, the Kittiwake has been the subject of behavioural research since the late 1950s - one of the longest running studies in the world.
In this Poyser Monograph, John Coulson summarises these decades of research, revealing amazing insights into the life of these gulls, with wider implications for the behavioural ecology of all colonial birds. There are sections on life at sea, nest-site selection, breeding biology, feeding ecology, colony dynamics, moult, survivorship and conservation.
This book is essential for academics working on colonial species, and is also of great interest to birders who want to learn more about these elegant cliff-dwelling birds.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1: Introduction
- CHAPTER 2: Kittiwake feeding methods and food
- CHAPTER 3: Winter oceanic distribution and reoccupation of the colony
- CHAPTER 4: Pre- breeding, nesting and nest building
- CHAPTER 5: Eggs, clutch size and incubation
- CHAPTER 6: Chicks, growth, fledging, productivity and desertion of the colony
- CHAPTER 7: Weights of kittiwakes during breeding
- CHAPTER 8: Factors affecting individuals within a colony
- CHAPTER 9: Long- term changes in individual colonies
- CHAPTER 10: Kittiwake survival rates, longevity and causes of mortality
- CHAPTER 11: Colonies, recruitment and population trends
- Footnotes
- CHAPTER 12: Primary moult in the kittiwake
- CHAPTER 13: Kittiwakes and humans
- Appendix 1: The history and methods used at the North Shields colony
- Appendix 2: Age of pairs of kittiwakes at North Shields
- Appendix 3: Annual variation in productivity of kittiwakes
- Appendix 4: Data relating to the effect of position in the colony and age
- Appendix 5: List of scientific names of species mentioned in the text
- References
- Plate Section
- Imprint