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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Main Authors: Garavanta, C.A.M., Wooller, R.D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2000
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Online Access:https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/17417/