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Young Common Tern

, 2022
A hatchling common tern calling.https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/aesc_photographs/1945/thumbnail ...

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Migration of black terns Chlidonias niger and common terns Sterna hirundo between south Sweden and the Atlantic coast of Africa

Journal of Avian Biology
Light‐level geolocators were used to record the annual migration cycles of black terns Chlidonias niger (9 individuals, 11 journeys) and common terns Sterna hirundo (7 individuals, 11 journeys) breeding in southernmost Sweden.
Thomas Alerstam, Johan Bäckman, Johanna Grönroos, Patrik Olofsson, Roine Strandberg, Sissel Sjöberg   +5 more
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Pre-breeding foraging ecology of three tern species nesting in the Gulf of Maine

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2022
A variety of seabird species migrate annually from wintering grounds in the Southern Hemisphere to the Gulf of Maine, USA to breed and raise their young.
Rachel M. Bratton, Henry D. Legett, Paula Shannon, Keenan C. Yakola, Alexander R. Gerson, Michelle D. Staudinger   +5 more
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-3:2016 and ISO 19157-2:2016

, 2021
This is the first release of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-3:2016 and ISO 19157-2:2016. The profile will be used by TERN data editorial system (SHaRED v4).We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and ...
Devaraju, Anusuriya, Siddeswara, Guru, Mahuika, Jenny   +2 more
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Predation on common tern eggs by the yellow-legged gull at the Ebro Delta

Scientia Marina, 2003
The Ebro Delta holds a large seabird community, including a common tern (Sterna hirundo) local population of 3,085 pairs in 2000 which breeds scattered in several colonies.
Antonio Hernández-Matías, Xavier Ruiz
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Patterns in tern trophic diversity in a region experiencing rapid climate change

Ecosphere
Foraging plasticity provides a mechanism for long‐lived species to adapt to rapidly changing environments. When shifts in food availability occur, individual variation in plasticity can lead to an increase in within‐species trophic diversity.
Natasha J. Gownaris, Linda J. Welch, Jill E. Tengeres   +2 more
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Survival of fallen and returned rooftop nesting Least Tern chicks

Avian Conservation and Ecology
Beach habitat is increasingly degraded and disturbed, and many species of Larids (gulls, terns, and skimmers) have adapted to nesting on gravel rooftops.
Elizabeth A Forys, Marianne G. Korosy, Jeff S Liechty   +2 more
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A comparison of methods for the long-term harness-based attachment of radio-transmitters to juvenile Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Animal Biotelemetry, 2021
Background While the period from fledging through first breeding for waterbird species such as terns (e.g., genus Sterna, Sternula) is of great interest to researchers and conservationists, this period remains understudied due in large part to the ...
Evan J. Buck, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Cody M. Kent, Jennifer M. Mullinax, Diann J. Prosser   +4 more
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Nesting Success in Ohio's Endangered Common Tern [PDF]

, 1985
Author Institution: School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University ; Ohio Agricultural Research and Development CenterNesting success of Ohio's endangered common tern (Sterna hirundo) population was studied during 1980 at Lucas County Port ...
Shields, M. A., Townsend, Thomas W.
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An evaluation of transmitter effects on the return rate of adult and juvenile Common Terns to a breeding colony

Journal of Field Ornithology
Advancements in technology have facilitated a rapid expansion in the range of species for which tracking studies can be implemented. Such efforts often require unique attachment methods or materials for which careful evaluation is required to fully ...
Jeffery D Sullivan, Jeffrey Spendelow, Samuel J Denenberg, David F Brinker, Peter McGowan, Carl R Callahan, Amy W O'Donnell, John G Crockett, Diann Prosser   +8 more
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