| Titre : | Waterbirds 42(1) - March, 2019 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/03/2019 |
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Article
John van Dort, Auteur ;
Roseivy C. Juarez, Auteur
North American populations of Gull-billed Terns (Gelochelidon nilotica) are thought to winter in low numbers throughout Central America, with highest single-site concentrations of up to 200 individuals known from the Panama Canal zone. This pape[...]
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Randi A. Riggs, Auteur ;
Andrew D. Taylor, Auteur ;
Robert C. Thomson, Auteur ;
Robert H. Cowie, Auteur
The endangered Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai) is one of few native waterbird species remaining in Hawaii, USA. On the island of Oahu, 56 adults were captured and sexed using a molecular method, and sexual dimorphism, seasonal variation in shield si[...]
Article
Treena L. Ferguson, Auteur ;
Brian J. Rude, Auteur ;
D. Tommy King, Auteur
Limited information about nutrition exists on American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) from hatching to fledging. To detail immunity, metabolism and nutrition of juvenile American White Pelicans, during 22-23 July 2011, 103 samples of[...]
Article
Richard T. Golightly, Auteur ;
Pia O. Gabriel, Auteur ;
Courtney L. Lockerby, Auteur ;
Susan E. W. De la Cruz, Auteur ;
John Y. Takekawa, Auteur ;
Laird A. Henkel, Auteur ;
J. Gregory Maassey, Auteur ;
Michael H. Ziccardi, Auteur
Effectiveness of rehabilitating wildlife following oil spills has been controversial. Impacts include mortality or changes in behavior affecting health or reproduction. Immediately following a bunker fuel oil spill on San Francisco Bay, Californ[...]
Article
Monica M. Valero, Auteur ;
Brian G. Palestis, Auteur
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) chicks are highly mobile, as they are semi-precocial. However, they generally stay in the territories near their nests until soon after fledging. In the salt marsh-breeding population in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, USA[...]
Article
Ngone Diop, Auteur ;
Cheikh Tidiane Ba, Auteur ;
Papa Ibnou Ndiaye, Auteur ;
Teresa Militao, Auteur ;
Jacob González-Solís, Auteur
The breeding phenology and nest site distribution of Red-billed Tropicbirds (Phaethon aethereus) was monitored from 6 June 2014 to 18 May 2016 on Parc National des Iles de la Madeleine, Senegal. During this period, this study site was visited ev[...]
Article
Christopher P. Malachowski, Auteur ;
Bruce D. Dugger, Auteur ;
Kimberly J. Uyehara, Auteur
Year-round behavioral observations and surveys were used to investigate the temporal dynamics of life history events and associated variation in behavioral activities of the endangered, island-endemic Hawaiian Duck (Anas wyvilliana) on Kaua'i, H[...]
Article
Vijay K. Koli, Auteur ;
Sunil Chaudhary, Auteur ;
K. S. Gopi Sundar, Auteur
The roosting ecology of most waterbird species is poorly known and even less is known from southern Asia, where many species inhabit human-modified areas. Roosting ecology of the Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) was studied in urb[...]
Article
Wenjuan Wang, Auteur ;
Yafang Wang, Auteur ;
Jinjin Hou, Auteur ;
Shan Ouyang, Auteur
With increases in the severity and frequency of weather extremes, there is growing concern about the ecological effects of these events. However, compared to gradual climate changes, the impacts of weather extremes have been much less studied. A[...]
Article
Rémi Chambon, Auteur ;
Sébastien Dugravot, Auteur ;
Frederic Ysnel, Auteur ;
Guillaume Gelinaud, Auteur
The effectiveness of islet creation and restoration on Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) nesting was assessed in 14 ponds (six managed islets of 140 m(2) on average per managed pond) from a salt pan complex located on the coast of the Loire-A[...]
Article
Jessica E. Howell, Auteur ;
Ann E. McKellar, Auteur ;
Richard H. M. Espie, Auteur ;
Christy A. Morrissey, Auteur
Staging, an essential part of shorebird migration, is when birds concentrate in large numbers to rest and refuel. Abundance estimates at key staging sites offer promise to monitor many transient migrant populations; however, stopover chronology [...]
Article
Sum Suzuki, Auteur ;
Mary Anne Bishop, Auteur ;
Daniel D. Roby, Auteur ;
Kirsten S. Bixler, Auteur
North America's northernmost, sizable colony of Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) is located on the Copper River Delta of south-central Alaska, USA. The colony was monitored in June during 2008-2016 and in July during 2009-2013. This 9-year per[...]
Article
Valerie von Zuben, Auteur ;
Joseph J. Nocera, Auteur
Intra-seasonal changes in depredation influence nest survival, but this may be mediated by the foraging behavior of predators or seasonal variability in habitat features. Intra-seasonal differences in factors influencing daily nest survival rate[...]
Article
Virginie Rolland, Auteur ;
Brehan C. Furfey, Auteur ;
Aaron Pierce, Auteur
Several populations of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger), colonial waterbirds with a tactile foraging strategy, are declining. Improving our limited knowledge of Black Skimmer foraging ecology has become critical to inform conservation decisions. [...]
