• Fitness and fur colouration: Testing the camouflage and thermoregulation hypotheses in an Arctic mammal 

      Di Bernardi, Cecilia; Thierry, Anne-Mathilde; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Bowler, Diana Elizabeth; Rød-Eriksen, Lars; Blumentrath, Stefan; Tietgen, Lukas; Sandercock, Brett; Flagstad, Øystein; Landa, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      1. Selection for crypsis has been recognized as an important ecological driver of animal colouration, whereas the relative importance of thermoregulation is more contentious with mixed empirical support. A potential thermal ...
    • Prevailing weather conditions and dietcomposition affect chick growth and survival in the black-legged kittiwake 

      Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; May, Roelof Frans; Barrett, Robert; Langset, Magdalene; Sandercock, Brett; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      To identify priorities for management of seabirds during the breeding season, it is important to understand the ecological mechanisms driving chick growth and survival. In this study, we examined the effects of diet and ...