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Usurpation and Brooding of Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) Chicks by Common Terns (Sterna hirundo)
While nest usurpation and subsequent incubation of eggs and even brooding of chicks from other species has been reported for Common Terns (Sterna hirundo), such behavior is considered rare.
Ayla McDonough +8 more
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Sex-specific changes in autosomal methylation rate in ageing common terns
Senescence, an age-related decline in survival and/or reproductive performance, occurs in species across the tree of life. Molecular mechanisms underlying this within-individual phenomenon are still largely unknown, but DNA methylation changes with age ...
Britta S. Meyer +17 more
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INCIDENCE OF RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES COLLECTED FROM BURULLUS PROTECTED AREA IN KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE. [PDF]
Resident and visitor bird species were collected from Burullus protected area in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate during two successive years 2007/2008. Data revealed that 24 bird species in 17 families and 10 orders were recorded during the survey.
M. Mortada, A. Soliman
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We present the first detailed study of population dynamics, breeding biology and egg measurement of Common Terns. During six years (from 2004 to 2009) of monitoring, from mid-May to mid-August, 74 Common Terns individual were recorded at Laouinet small ...
Khemis Mohamed Dhaya El-Hak +5 more
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Sterna hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 Common tern—Gaviotín boreal Quadraceps sellatus sellatus (Burmeister, 1838) Saemundssonia (Saemundssonia) sternae (Linnaeus, 1758)Published as part of Gonza ́ Lez-Acun, Daniel A. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2021, An annotated
Gonza ́ Lez-Acun, Daniel A. +1 more
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Six species of birds of the family Sternidae are often found on the southern coast of South America. Sterna trudeaui, S. hirundinacea, Thalasseus maximus, T.
Diego Silva da Silva +2 more
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Long-term trends (1989-2013) in the seabird community breeding in the lagoon of Venice (Italy)
The community of seabirds breeding in the lagoon of Venice, one of the largest around the Mediterranean, was monitored over the 1989-2013 period.
Francesco Scarton, Roberto Valle
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The frequency of recombination and the patterns of crossover site distribution along the chromosomes vary considerably among animal species, including closely related species.
A. P. Lisachov +4 more
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High genetic diversity yet weak population genetic structure in European common terns. [PDF]
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a migratory seabird experiencing a decline in breeding pairs across several European populations due to various threats, including habitat destruction and human disturbance.
Lončar V +17 more
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Assessing nest attentiveness of Common Terns via video cameras and temperature loggers
Background While nest attentiveness plays a critical role in the reproductive success of avian species, nest attentiveness data with high temporal resolution is not available for many species.
Jeffery D. Sullivan +6 more
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