Dispersal and site fidelity of Cape Gannet Morus capensis

• Published in: Ostrich
• Main Author: Klages, Norbert T.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 1994
• Subjects: Bird Island
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52790/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52790/1/3421.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1080/00306525.1994.9639685

Site fidelity and dispersal of juvenile and sexually mature adults was investigated at the largest southern African gannetry on Bird Island, Algoa Bay, where a minimum of 65000 airs occupy approximatel 2 ha at a mean density of 2,85 nests per m2. Based on 512 ring recoveries and live retraps of know...