| Titre : | Waterbirds 39(2) - JUN 2016 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/06/2016 |
Dépouillements
Article
Alan D. Maccarone, Auteur ;
John N. Brzorad, Auteur
Intraspecific and intersexual morphological variation is common in many groups of birds, but few studies with larger sample sizes exist for describing such variation in ardeids. Since 2008, three species of long-legged wading birds were captured[...]
Article
Jeff R. Troy, Auteur ;
Nick D. Hotmes, Auteur ;
Trevor Joyce, Auteur ;
Jessica H. Behnke, Auteur ;
M. Clay Green, Auteur
Small-scale environmental characteristics associated with nesting burrows of the Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus newelh) and Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodronta sandwichensis) were documented in mesic and wet montane forest on the island of Kauai, Hawaii[...]
Article
Christopher J. Butler, Auteur ;
Jennifer K. Wilson, Auteur ;
Stephen R. Frazee, Auteur ;
Jeffrey F. Kelly, Auteur
Numbers, densities, and sex ratios of Yellow Rails (Coturnicops noveboracensis) wintering at Red Slough Wildlife Management Area in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, USA, were approximated and compared to estimates from birds wintering in coastal Texa[...]
Article
Karen N. Courtot, Auteur ;
Daniel D. Roby, Auteur ;
Lauren H. Kerr, Auteur ;
Donald E. Lyons, Auteur ;
Jessica Y. Adkins, Auteur
Capturing breeding adults of colonially nesting species can entail risks of nest failure and even colony abandonment, especially in species that react strongly to human disturbance. A low-disturbance technique for capturing specific adult Double[...]
Article
Kyra L. Mills, Auteur ;
Joseph K. Gaydos, Auteur ;
Christine V. Fiorello, Auteur ;
Emily R. Whitmer, Auteur ;
Susan De La Cruz, Auteur ;
Daniel M. Mulcahy, Auteur ;
L. Ignacio Vilchis, Auteur ;
Michael H. Ziccardi, Auteur
The main goal of this study was to gain knowledge on post-release survival and movement of Western Grebes (Aechmophorus occidentalis) using a modified technique for implanting satellite transmitters. This technique had improved post-surgical sur[...]
Article
Elly C. Knight, Auteur ;
Ross G. Vennesland, Auteur ;
Neville N. Winchesters, Auteur
Habitat loss due to human development is a threat to colonial waterbird species, which require nesting habitat in proximity to productive aquatic foraging areas to ensure reproductive success. When development of habitat occurs, waterbirds must [...]
Article
Nawin K. Tiwary, Auteur ;
Abdul J. Urfi, Auteur
Daily survival rate of Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) nests from four different nesting colonies in northern India (Delhi Zoo, Keoladeo National Park, Chhata and Khanpur) were modeled as a function of multiple covariates. These included n[...]
Article
James Anthony Kushlan, Auteur ;
Kirsten Hines, Auteur
The biology and behavior of Agami Herons (Agamia agami) are not well known. This paper describes the species' foraging, nesting, plumage, soft-part coloration, courtship, and disturbance response studied during a 28-hour 8-day study period, 11-1[...]
Article
Allan Harell, Auteur
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) depend on their hind limbs (legs) to pursue prey underwater, rendering these structures critical for their survival. Assemblages of three or more species can be found in a variety of regions including the coasts of[...]
Article
Mark C. Drever, Auteur ;
Barbara A. Beasley, Auteur ;
Yuri Zharikov, Auteur ;
Moira J. F. Lemon, Auteur ;
Paul G. Levesque, Auteur ;
Michael D. Boyd, Auteur ;
Adrian Dorst, Auteur
The Tofino Wah-nah-jus Hilth-hoo-is Mudflats on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, include both pristine areas and sites with residential and resort development. Shorebird counts were conducted at six sites around these mudflats in 2011[...]
Article
Monif AlRashidi, Auteur
The Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) is a ground-nesting seabird that breeds only on subtropical and tropical islands from northern Africa to northern Australia. Despite their wide distribution, few studies have been conducted on the[...]
Article
Morgan A. Parks, Auteur ;
Jaime A. Collazo, Auteur ;
Jose A. Colon, Auteur ;
Katsi R. Ramos Alvarez, Auteur ;
Oscar Diaz, Auteur
North American migratory shorebirds have declined markedly since the 1980s, underscoring the importance of population surveys to conduct status and trend assessments. Shorebird surveys were conducted during three multi-year periods between 1985 [...]
