BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE RISSA TRIDACTYLA (LINNAEUS, 1758) FELLS VICTIM TO THE THICK-BILLED MURRE URIA LOMVIA (LINNAEUS, 1758) AGGRESSION

Authors

  • Yu.B. Artukhin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33910/1999-4079-2013-5-2-199-200

Keywords:

Thick-billed murre, Uria lomvia, Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, seabirds, interspecific interactions, agonistic behavior, Commander Islands

Abstract

Interspecific aggression of the thick-billed murre Uria lomvia to the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla resulted in death of the victim was registered on the Commander Islands (Far East of Russia).

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2013-06-27

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