Breeding biology and current status of the Amsterdam Island Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis |
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| Authors: | P. JOUVENTIN J. MARTINEZ J. P. ROUX |
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| Affiliation: | C.E.B.A.S. JC.N.R.S., Villiers en Bois 79360 Beauvoir sur Niort, France |
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| Abstract: | A small population of the 'Great Albatrosses' has been discovered on Amsterdam Island (Indian Ocean) and described in 1983 as a new species: Diomedea amsterdamensis (Roux et al. 1983). We present here data on the biometry, plumage variability and preliminary results of a long-term study on the breeding cycle and population dynamics of this relict population. The current population is estimated at 65 birds including 21 breeding pairs. |
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