Seabirds
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Zooplanktivorous seabirds as central-place foragers are constrained by the need to repeatedly return to the colony. Breeding within a cost-effective distance from food-abundant foraging grounds may be crucial for successful reproduction.... more
Many animals reproduce in large aggregations, which can vary in size from dozens to millions of individuals across species, time and space. The size of breeding colonies is a complex trade-off between multiple costs and benefits to an... more
In order to assess the potential impacts of multiple wind farms within the Dutch North Sea on bird populations, a two-step modelling approach was applied: Step one involved constructing matrix-based population models for bird species... more
Population size assessments for nocturnal burrow-nesting seabirds are logistically challenging because these species are active in colonies only during darkness and often nest on remote islands where manual inspections of breeding burrows... more
Industrial fishing can profoundly alter marine environments, and no-take zones are an important tool to achieve sustainable fishing and re-establish ecosystem integrity. However, the potential benefits for vagile species such as top... more
Both survival and reproduction are important fitness components, and thus critical to the viability of wildlife populations. Preventing one death (survival) or contributing one newborn (reproduction), has arguably the same effect on... more
Since the first version of this account was published in 2002, important new information has been generated on the population genetics of Common Terns (see Systematics), migration patterns and overwintering areas (see Migration), chick... more
Prebreeding, subadult seabirds have been documented prospecting or visiting multiple sites throughout the breeding season to gather information on colony reproductive success, identify suitable habitat, evaluate prey abundance, and locate... more
We present new documented records and review the existing evidence for the occasional presence of Antarctic Tern in Brazil
Updates from the WCS’s Bronx Zoo, Ornithology Department are reported here. Significant avian propagation efforts include Lesser Adjutant Storks, Blue-billed Curassow, Maleo, Band-tailed Pigeon and African Pygmy Geese. Conservation... more
This paper treats observation and identification of an immature Black-browed Albatross off the coast of Virginia 6 February 1999.
Abstract. Fisheries bycatch, or incidental take, of large vertebrates such as sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals, is a pressing conservation and fisheries management issue. Identifying spatial patterns of bycatch is an important... more
Se presentan los primeros restos diagnósticos asignables a Spheniscus megaramphus procedentes del Miembro Bonebed de la Formación Bahía Inglesa (Mioceno tardío), consistentes en tres rostros aislados pertenecientes a la colección del... more
Birds are vectors of dispersal of propagules of plants and other organisms including pathogens, as well as nutrients and contaminants. Thus, through their movements they create functional connectivity between habitat patches. Most studies... more
Birds are fauna that are widely spread from the coast and the sea to the tops of mountains. Spatial use of birds is related to habitat use in accordance with the preferences of each species. Ujung Pangkah is one of the coastal areas in... more
Animal‐attached technologies can be powerful means to quantify space‐use and behaviour, however, there are also ethical implications associated with capturing and instrumenting animals. Furthermore, tagging approaches are not necessarily... more
Introduction: I here comment on the phylogenetic position and generic status of the rare and threatened Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti. I argue that the current genus name of this species was erected from an incorrect interpretation of a... more
Pulau Ling is a small rocky island located to the south of Pulau Redang, forming with other southeast small islands, the Redang Archipelago, in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. The island was highlighted in the early 1950s as an... more
Egg composition varies both within and between clutches, and mothers are expected to alter their deposition of resources to the egg depending on environmental conditions and breeding strategies. Within-clutch variation in egg composition... more
This paper treats seven species of gadfly petrel (Pterodroma) documented in the western North Atlantic as of 1998. Birding World 11: 341-354.