Growth data for kittiwakes breeding in Middleton Island (Alaska)

Data from the experimental manipulation of food availability during early development and at recruitment for a long-lived seabird, the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, breeding on Middleton Island, Alaska. Birds were born and raised in nests with supplemented food (“Fed”) or unsupplemented control nests (“Unfed”), and later recruited into either Fed or Unfed nests.

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Data have been collected by Scott Hatch.

Data have been prepared and presented in the current form by Simone Vincenzi.

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Dataset:

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The dataset reports the variables and descriptors explained below relative to the nestling phase.

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Panel: Position in the colony

Window: if present, identifies the location within the panel

Feeding: feeding treatment at birth (Fed/Unfed)

Rank: hatching order (A-, B-, C-chick, Singleton)

Band: ID of the kittiwake

Age: days since hatching

Weight: in grams

Wing: length of the wing in mm, if measured

Year: year of birth

Sex