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Usurpation and Brooding of Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) Chicks by Common Terns (Sterna hirundo)

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
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

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

INCIDENCE OF RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES COLLECTED FROM BURULLUS PROTECTED AREA IN KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE. [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2009
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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Some Population Aspects of Common Tern Sterna hirundo Breeding in Algeria at a Small Mediterranean Island (East Coast of Algeria)

open access: yesEkológia (Bratislava), 2021
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
doaj   +1 more source

Sterna hirundo Linnaeus 1758

open access: yes, 2021
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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Nasal mites (Mesostigmata, Rhinonyssidae) in Sternidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) on the southern Coast of Brazil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term trends (1989-2013) in the seabird community breeding in the lagoon of Venice (Italy)

open access: yesRivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2016
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
doaj   +1 more source

Synapsis and recombination of autosomes and sex chromosomes in two terns (Sternidae, Charadriiformes, Aves)

open access: yesВавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2017
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
doaj   +1 more source

High genetic diversity yet weak population genetic structure in European common terns. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
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
europepmc   +2 more sources

Assessing nest attentiveness of Common Terns via video cameras and temperature loggers

open access: yesAvian Research, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

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