Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia
Bridled Terns Sterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, near Perth, Western Australia, showed courtship behaviour during only 61% of 304 ten-minute observation periods before laying and most displays lasted less than five seconds. Head-nodding was the most frequent ground display during courtship. Egg la...
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ftmurdochuniv:oai:researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au:17417 2023-05-15T17:55:05+02:00 Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia Garavanta, C.A.M. Wooller, R.D. 2000 https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/17417/ eng eng CSIRO Publishing https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/17417/ full_text_status:none © 2000 Royal Australian Ornithologists Union Garavanta, C.A.M. and Wooller, R.D. <https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/view/author/Wooller, Ron.html> (2000) Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia. Emu, 100 (3). pp. 169-174. Journal Article 2000 ftmurdochuniv 2020-01-05T18:49:41Z Bridled Terns Sterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, near Perth, Western Australia, showed courtship behaviour during only 61% of 304 ten-minute observation periods before laying and most displays lasted less than five seconds. Head-nodding was the most frequent ground display during courtship. Egg laying was recorded from 16 November to 28 December in 1990, with most eggs laid in the first fortnight. Incubation lasted 27-33 days and shifts usually continued for the whole day with most changeovers at night. Hatching success averaged 72%, most egg losses resulting from desertion by the parents. It is estimated that about 84% of the chicks that hatched probably fledged. Article in Journal/Newspaper Penguin Island Murdoch University: Murdoch Research Repository Penguin Island ENVELOPE(-57.926,-57.926,-62.102,-62.102) |
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Bridled Terns Sterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, near Perth, Western Australia, showed courtship behaviour during only 61% of 304 ten-minute observation periods before laying and most displays lasted less than five seconds. Head-nodding was the most frequent ground display during courtship. Egg laying was recorded from 16 November to 28 December in 1990, with most eggs laid in the first fortnight. Incubation lasted 27-33 days and shifts usually continued for the whole day with most changeovers at night. Hatching success averaged 72%, most egg losses resulting from desertion by the parents. It is estimated that about 84% of the chicks that hatched probably fledged. |
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Garavanta, C.A.M. Wooller, R.D. Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia |
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Garavanta, C.A.M. Wooller, R.D. |
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Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia |
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Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia |
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Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia |
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Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia |
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Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia |
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courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled ternssterna anaethetus on penguin island, western australia |
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Garavanta, C.A.M. and Wooller, R.D. <https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/view/author/Wooller, Ron.html> (2000) Courtship behaviour and breeding biology of bridled TernsSterna anaethetus on Penguin Island, Western Australia. Emu, 100 (3). pp. 169-174. |
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