THE BREEDING BEHAVIOUR OF THE RED‐FOOTED BOOBY SULA SULA

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Author: NELSON, J. B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1969
• Subjects: Galapagos; Tower Island; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1969.tb02550.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1969.tb02550.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1969.tb02550.x

Summary. The breeding behaviour of the Red‐footed Booby on Tower Island, Galapagos, is described. A connection is traced between the arboreal nesting habit and the type and degree of ritualised behaviour; in general territories are large, movement relatively restricted, and territorial and intra ‐pa...