The relevance of moult in seabirds is also discussed.
Post-mating survival in a small marsupial is associated with nutrient inputs from seabirds.
Although this is true for many bird families, nowhere has it been more so than for seabirds.
The opening chapter begins with deciding which birds are seabirds.
My experiments suggest that dispersal is most likely achieved via living seabirds carrying a few seeds rather than heavily entangled birds likely to die.
Today krill is consumed by an increased abundance of smaller whales (minkes), seals (notably the crabeater seal) and seabirds (notably several penguin species), plus humans.
This is the assemblage of the various aspects of behaviour and ecology of seabirds, which singles them out as being different to terrestrial birds.
In a well-written section on identification, there are some useful guidelines for identifying a mystery seabird from this group.
