Distribution, colony characteristics, and population status of least terns breeding on the Texas coast.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noQL696 .C46 T4 1982 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorThompson, B.C.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:52:08Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:52:08Z
dc.date.issued1982en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description124 p., Dissertationen_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractSeasonal movements, colony site selection, and population status of the least tern (Sterna albifrons) were studied throughout the Texas coast during 1979-81. Leg bands were applied to 1,044 terns of which 426 also received patagial tags. Physical features of 39 colonies were analyzed to discern important aspects of site selection. Reproductive parameters were estimated from data for 646 nests and 126 confined young in 13 colonies. Post-fledgling survival was estimated from previous U.S. band recovery data. Demographic status was evaluated. Total breeding population was estimated from coastwide, 1-day counts in early August. All age classes moved toward Gulf beaches by mid- to late summer, and concentration areas were found commonly near jetties or natural channels. Fall migration was southward along Gulf beaches.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19500
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeCollege Station, Texasen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries1741.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectornithologyen_US
dc.subjectSterna albifronsen_US
dc.subjectleast ternen_US
dc.subjectecological distributionen_US
dc.subjectpopulation dynamicsen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.titleDistribution, colony characteristics, and population status of least terns breeding on the Texas coast.en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueen_US

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