Examining the fluvial alteration hypothesis amidst recovery of the Interior Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) [PDF]
The world's large river systems are under increasing stress to support growing populations and economies. Balancing inevitable fluvial alteration with protections of river ecosystems will require awareness of lessons learned in big river systems where ...
J. S. Alexander +2 more
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Habitat selection and potential fitness consequences of two early‐successional species with differing life‐history strategies [PDF]
Habitat selection and its relationship to fitness is a fundamental concept in ecology, but the mechanisms driving this connection are complex and difficult to detect.
Daniel Catlin +5 more
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Manejo de un sitio de anidación para la conservación de Sternula antillarum (Charadriiformes: Laridae) en Baja California Sur, México [PDF]
EL GALLITO MARINO MENOR (STERNULA ANTILLARUM) ES UNA ESPECIE SUJETA A PROTECCIÓN ESPECIAL, QUE ANIDA EN COLONIAS PEQUEÑAS EN HÁBITATS COSTEROS. LAS MAREAS ALTAS SON UN PROBLEMA PARA LA ANIDACIÓN DE S.
EDGAR AMADOR +2 more
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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.
Jeffery D. Sullivan +8 more
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First documented records of Black-throated Flower-piercer, Diglossa brunneiventris (Lafresnaye, 1846) (Aves, Thraupidae), and Least Tern, Sternula antillarum (Lesson, 1847) (Aves, Laridae), on the southern coast of Peru [PDF]
We report Black-throated Flower-piercer, Diglossa brunneiventris (Lafresnaye, 1846), and Least Tern, Sternula antillarum (Lesson, 1847), in the Tambo river estuary, Islay province, Arequipa department, Peru.
Yuri A. Peña +3 more
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Reproductive ecology of interior least tern and piping plover in relation to Platte River hydrology and sandbar dynamics. [PDF]
Historical and contemporary use of large, economically important rivers by threatened and/or endangered species in the United States is a subject of great interest to a wide range of stakeholders.
Alexander JS, Jorgensen JG, Brown MB.
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Retorno de la anidación de la Gaviota Filico (Sternula antillarum) a la bahía El Saco, isla de Coche, Venezuela [PDF]
After its absence for thirty years, the presence and renesting of Sternula antillarum (Charadriiformes: Laridae) in El Saco Bay, Coche Island, Venezuela, is again described.
Silva-Rojas, Sabino Rafael +1 more
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Reproductive declines in an endangered seabird: cause for concern or signs of conservation success? [PDF]
Collection and analysis of demographic data play a critical role in monitoring and management of endangered taxa. I analyzed long-term clutch size and fledgling productivity data for California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni), a federally ...
Justin Schuetz
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Here, we document major seabird breeding recovery on a satellite island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean following the removal of goats in 1997, significant reforestation from 2000–2005, and the extermination of cats in 2001. The only seabird to have
Adolphe O. Debrot +7 more
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Underlying factors promoting nestedness of bird assemblages in cays of the Jardines de la Reina archipelago, Cuba [PDF]
Factores subyacentes que promueven el anidamiento de ensamblajes de aves en cayos del archipiélago de los Jardines de la Reina, Cuba La evaluación de los factores asociados a los modelos de anidamiento se ha convertido en un aspecto esencial de los ...
García–Quintas, A., Parada Isada, A.
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