Managing hunted populations through sex-specific season lengths: a case of the Common Eider in the Baltic-Wadden Sea flyway population

The article deals with the evolution of views of the Brazilian authors on the role, played by the Soviet Union in the WWII and its contribution to the victory of the anti-Hitlerian coalition. It contains a historiographical review of the works, written by the Brazilian authors on the theme, beginning from 2004. One follows the process of their growing interest towards clarifying the real contribution of the Soviet part to the common victory, along with the rise of the international authority of Brazil and strengthening of the Russo – Brazilian ties. One reveals the modern attitude of Brazilian authors towards such dubious or scarcely known themes as the Molotov – Ribbentrop pact, the battles for Smolensk and Rhzev, town–bound fights in Stalingrad, liberation of the Baltic republics, the Soviet war with Japan, etc. The author comes to conclusion, that in spite of the Western efforts to infuse the people`s conscience with the elements of the “post – truth” in this respect, the correct treatment of those events acquires priority even in such a far off from Russia state, as Brazil.

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The Common Eider by Chris Waltho and John CoulsonThe Common Eiderby Chris Waltho and John Coulson. 2015. T & AD Poyser, London, UK. 352 pages, 8 color plates, 146 text figures. $85 (hardcover). ISBN 978-1-4081-2532-8.

The Condor ◽

10.1650/condor-15-161.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 118 (1) ◽

pp. 194-195

Author(s):

Gregory J. Robertson

Keyword(s):

Common Eider ◽

The Common

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Soviet Colonial Modernity and the Everyday in Twenty-First Century Latvian Literature

Interlitteraria ◽

10.12697/il.2019.24.2.11 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 408-422

Author(s):

Benedikts Kalnačs

Keyword(s):

World Literature ◽

First Century ◽

Contemporary Fiction ◽

History And Memory ◽

Colonial Modernity ◽

Everyday Practices ◽

The Everyday ◽

Socialist Realist ◽

The Common ◽

The Baltic

This paper intends to discuss the case of Latvia in comparison with other European postcolonial situations and to trace the problems which determine the complexity of self-consciousness of the inhabitants of the country from postcolonial and post-Soviet perspective. The focus of this investigation is on the series of novels which deal with twentieth-century history and memory in Latvia. Due to the fact that the chosen texts attempt an evaluation of the Soviet past, an attention is paid to those aspects of representation of the everyday which considerably distinguish contemporary fiction from literary works created during the period of socialist realist dominance. The importance of history and of different everyday practices in forming specific features of national identity is also seen in the context of the attempts of contemporary authors to discover and define themselves as part of today’s global community as they try to position themselves within world literature. In this perspective, the contemporary as well as the historical experience of the Baltic nations testifies to the common roots of European society helping to build bridges between different ethnic and social groups and their members.

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Differential investment and costs during avian incubation determined by individual quality: an experimental study of the common eider (Somateria mollissima)

Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rspb.2002.2262 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 270 (1514) ◽

pp. 531-537 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Sveinn Are Hanssen ◽

Kjell Einar Erikstad ◽

Vigdis Johnsen ◽

Ove Bustnes Jan

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Common Eider ◽

Somateria Mollissima ◽

Individual Quality ◽

Avian Incubation ◽

The Common

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Female sociality in the common eider duck during brood rearing

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z82-421 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 60 (12) ◽

pp. 3326-3331 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

J. K. Schmutz ◽

R. J. Robertson ◽

F. Cooke

Keyword(s):

Maternal Care ◽

Adaptive Significance ◽

Common Eider ◽

Somateria Mollissima ◽

Brood Rearing ◽

The Common ◽

Nutrient Reserves ◽

Prolactin Hormone

This study investigates the potential adaptive significance of the behavior of female common eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) which have no young of their own ("aunts") but accompany other females and young. "Aunts" exhibited ambivalent aggression and protection toward ducklings. There was no evidence that the presence of "aunts" enhanced the survival of the ducklings they accompanied. Both females which had their clutch removed and females which had not laid eggs behaved as "aunts." The level of circulating prolactin hormone in "aunts" was lower than in incubating females and similar to the basal level of males. We therefore rejected the hypothesis that maternal care was misdirected during hormonal adjustment from breeding to nonbreeding. We suggest that "aunts" which have lost a clutch or brood, spend some time feeding away from the colony, and then return to the nesting grounds after replenishing their nutrient reserves. Upon returning, "aunts" may select sites for nesting in future years. During this time, they are temporarily attracted to broods. We propose that "aunts" flock and fend off predators during an attack in an attempt to seek safety in a flock rather than to protect ducklings of other females.

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