Bird species on islands are strongly impacted by biological invasions, with the Icelandic common eider (Somateria mollissima borealis) being particularly threatened. Down …
Forced convection can significantly influence the heat loss from birds and their offspring but effects may be reduced by using sheltered micro-sites such as cavities or constructing nests …
L D'alba, TH Carlsen, Á Ásgeirsson… - Journal of Avian …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Insulation is an essential component of nest structure that helps provide incubation requirements for birds. Many species of waterfowl breed in high latitudes where rapid heat …
JE Jónsson, A Gardarsson, JA Gill, UK Pétursdóttir… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Effects of local weather on individuals and populations are key drivers of wildlife responses to climatic changes. However, studies often do not last long enough to identify weather …
Breiðafjörður is an important molting, breeding, and wintering area for about 25% of the Icelandic common eider (Somateria mollissima) population. However, feeding habits of …
TO Kristjansson, JE Jónsson - Bird Study, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Capsule Common Eiders at Rif in west Iceland commonly show joint nest attendance, which may be an exaggerated behavioural response to the visual stimulus of many nests so close …
MH Hansell, GD Ruxton… - Biological Journal of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Animals that build structures have only two ways of obtaining their building materials: collecting them from the environment or secreting them. We identify a clear pattern among …
Climate change studies have detected earlier spring arrival of breeding birds. However, first nest dates (date first nests were found), which commonly provide the metric for earlier …
GM Tertitski, EV SEMASHKO… - Marine …, 2021 - marineornithology.org
In the Common Eider Somateria mollissima, only females incubate the clutch over a period of 25–28 days. Determining their schedule of nest absence, how long they are away, how …