Survival and non‐breeding of adult Common Guillemots Una aalge
- 3 April 1995
- Vol. 137 (2) , 192-197
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1995.tb03239.x
Abstract
Annual survival of colour‐ringed Common Guillemots Uria aalge with at least 1 year of breeding experience was measured in five study areas on the Isle of May, southeast Scotland from 1982 to 1993. Annual survival averaged 94.9%. There were no significant sex, year or area differences. Between 5% and 10% of the birds known to be alive in any year did not breed, and on average such birds appeared to survive less well (87%) than breeders (95%). Non‐breeding did not occur randomly within the population, and 6% of birds accounted for 47% of the cases of non‐breeding. It appeared that non‐breeding in Common Guillemots on the Isle of May was socially induced with most cases occurring after an individual had lost its site.Keywords
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