Gannets (Sula bassana) on Noss, Shetland, with an Analysis of the Rate of Increase of This Species
- 1 November 1938
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Animal Ecology
- Vol. 7 (2) , 305-313
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1165
Abstract
An increase from 1 pair in 1914 to 1,518 breeding pairs in 1938 is noted. This rapid increase is largely due to new colonization from the outside, which lasted until, at least, 1935. A supposition is made that gannets first breed 4 years after hatching. Gannets prevent guillemots (Uria aalge) from nesting within "beak range" of their own nests.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- The 1938 Census of Gannets (Sula bassana) on Ailsa CraigJournal of Animal Ecology, 1938
- A Census of Breeding Gannets (Sula bassana) on Myggenaes Holm, FaeroesJournal of Animal Ecology, 1938
- The 1937 Census of Gannets on Ailsa Craig; with Notes on Their Diurnal ActivityJournal of Animal Ecology, 1937