Does Kleptoparasitism by Glaucous-winged Gulls limit the reproductive success of Tufted Puffins?

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Associate Editor: E. Danchin

COLLEEN CASSADY ST. CLAIR,1,3 ROBERT C. ST. CLAIR,1 AND TONY D. WILLIAMS2

1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada; and 2Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 156, Canada