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Flexibility of foraging strategies of the great skua Stercorarius skua breeding in the largest colony in the Barents Sea region.

Dariusz JakubasLech M IliszkoHallvard StrømHalfdan H HelgasonLech Stempniewicz
Published in: Frontiers in zoology (2018)
Great skuas breeding on Bjørnøya displayed a high degree of plasticity regardless of sex, reproductive status or phase of breeding. We recognized groups of individuals regularly preying in the seabird colonies, foraging at sea, and alternating between both strategies. This suggests foraging specialization of some individuals.
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