Evidence for Prey Limitation of Common and Roseate Tern Reproduction

The Condor ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 852-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Safina ◽  
Joanna Burger ◽  
Michael Gochfeld ◽  
Richard H. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Prey Limitation ◽  
Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern Breeds during Its Third Year

Bird-Banding ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Richard A. Harlow, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Roseate Tern

scholarly journals Influence of local and large-scale weather events and timing of breeding on tropical roseate tern reproductive parameters

2002 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 271-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
JA Ramos ◽  
AM Maul ◽  
V Ayrton ◽  
I Bullock ◽  
J Hunter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Timing Of Breeding ◽  
Reproductive Parameters ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Roseate Tern

Distribution of seabirds at sea in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

1994 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 445 ◽  
Author(s):  
SJM Blaber ◽  
DA Milton
Keyword(s):  
Food Availability ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Common Tern ◽  
Terrestrial Species ◽  
Water Currents ◽  
The Common ◽  
Roseate Tern ◽  
Sooty Tern ◽  
North Western ◽  
Seabirds At Sea

The distribution and abundance of seabirds was documented at sea in the Gulf of Carpentaria in December 1990 and November 1991. Of the 17 species recorded, only the crested tern, least frigatebird, brown booby and streaked shearwater were widespread. The first three species were seen mainly in coastal waters; streaked shearwaters were seen only in the central north-western gulf. The common tern, roseate tern, little tern, sooty tern, black-naped tern, common noddy and greater frigatebird were either sparsely distributed or uncommon. The list includes five terrestrial species. The distribution of the seabirds is discussed in relation to proximity to breeding and roosting sites, food availability, the effects of discards from prawn trawling, and water currents.

The Roseate Tern: Notes on the Nesting Behaviour

1951 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. N. Serventy ◽  
S. R. White
Keyword(s):  
Nesting Behaviour ◽  
Roseate Tern

scholarly journals Characteristics of Foraging Habitats and Chick Food Provisioning by Tropical Roseate Terns

The Condor ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 795-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime A. Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Food Delivery ◽  
Predatory Fish ◽  
Flock Size ◽  
Food Provisioning ◽  
Sterna Dougallii ◽  
Seasonal Basis ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
Seasonal Decline ◽  
Roseate Tern

Abstract I studied tropical Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) on Aride Island, Seychelles, between 1997–1999. Productivity in 1998 was 0.58 fledglings/breeding pair, and in 1999 no young fledged. Roseate Terns on Aride concentrated their foraging along the coastline exposed to prevailing winds, with flock size over this area being significantly correlated with amount of food offered to chicks. In 1998, Lesser Noddies (Anous tenuirostris) were present in 91% of the Roseate Tern flocks, but in 1999 occurred in only 32%. During the 1998 successful breeding season, Roseate Terns were associated with dense flocks of Lesser Noddies over predatory fish, whereas during the 1999 failure season most Roseate Tern flocks were either monospecific or mixed with Fairy Terns (Gygis alba), and without predatory fish. The mean flock size of Roseate Terns (82 vs. 6 birds) and the rate of foraging attempts (8.3 vs. 2.8 attempts min−1) were significantly greater in association with predatory fish. Mullidae (Parupeneus or Mulloidichthys) were the primary prey taken by Roseate Terns, and alternative sources of food were apparently scarce. The high daily variations in the amount of food brought to chicks, intermediate periods of low food delivery, and an apparent seasonal decline in the amount of food brought to the colony suggest that food is unpredictable on a daily and seasonal basis. Absence of predatory fish may explain complete breeding failures and periods of low food delivery, but the importance of other factors is unknown. Information on the ecology and movement patterns of predatory fish around Aride Island is needed to assist the conservation of the Roseate Terns.

Three Extremely Large Clutches of Roseate Tern Eggs in the Caribbean

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Shealer ◽  
Joseph G. Zurovchak
Keyword(s):  
The Caribbean ◽  
Roseate Tern

scholarly journals Modelling the effects of different quality prey fish species and of food supply reduction on growth performance of Roseate Tern chicks

2004 ◽  
Vol 177 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 95-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Martins ◽  
José Costa Pereira ◽  
Jaime A. Ramos ◽  
Sven Erik Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Prey Fish ◽  
Supply Reduction ◽  
Roseate Tern
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