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Record #124889:
Occurrence and distribution of king eiders Somateria spectabilis and common eiders S. mollissima at Disko, West Greenland / Ole Frimer.
Title: | Occurrence and distribution of king eiders Somateria spectabilis and common eiders S. mollissima at Disko, West Greenland / Ole Frimer. |
Author(s): | Frimer, Ole. |
Date: | 1993. |
In: | Polar Research. (1993.), Vol. 12(2) (1993) |
Abstract: | King eiders and common eiders were recorded at Disko Island, West Greenland in period 1989-1993. Both species occur year-round in area, with spring migration in May-June. In autumn c. 20,000 king eiders undergo pre-basic moult in area and c. 4000 male common eiders undergo pre-basic moult in late summer. |
Notes: | Polar Research. Vol. 12(2) :111-116 (1993). |
Keywords: | 591.478 -- Hair and feathers. 591.543.4 -- Animals, seasonal changes. 598.2 -- Birds. 598.412 -- Anseres. H5 -- Zoology: birds. (*38) -- Greenland. (*384.28) -- Qeqertarsuaq/Godhavn. |
SPRI record no.: | 124889 |
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