Evidence of mouse attacks on albatross chicks on sub-Antarctic Marion Island

Introduced house mice Mus musculus have recently been discovered to be significant predators of chicks of Tristan albatrosses Diomedea dabbenena and several burrowing petrels at Gough Island. We summarize evidence for mouse attacks on albatross chicks at sub-Antarctic Marion Island, where mice are a...

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Published in:Antarctic science 2010-02, Vol.22 (1), p.39-42
Main Authors: Jones, M.G.W., Ryan, P.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Chickens
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Diomedea
Diomedea exulans
Felis catus
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Introduced species
Mammals
Mus musculus
Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking
Particular ecosystems
Phoebetria fusca
Predators
Synecology
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Summary:Introduced house mice Mus musculus have recently been discovered to be significant predators of chicks of Tristan albatrosses Diomedea dabbenena and several burrowing petrels at Gough Island. We summarize evidence for mouse attacks on albatross chicks at sub-Antarctic Marion Island, where mice are also the only introduced mammal following the eradication of feral cats Felis catus in the early 1990s. Wounds consistent with mouse attacks have been found on wandering albatrosses Diomedea exulans since 2003 and dark-mantled sooty albatrosses Phoebetria fusca in 2009. To date, attacks on wandering albatross chicks have been infrequent, affecting
ISSN:0954-1020
1365-2079
DOI:10.1017/S0954102009990459