Choice of colony size in birds

CR Brown, BJ Stutchbury, PD Walsh - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1990‏ - cell.com
Most populations of coloflial birds exhibit extensive variation iu colony size. Field studies
over the last decade have shown that individual birds breeding in colonies of certain sizes …

The effects of investigator disturbance on nesting birds

F Götmark - Current ornithology, 1992‏ - Springer
To learn about the behavior and ecology of nesting birds, we often study them when they
occupy nesting territories. But by visiting territories or nests, the investigator may to a greater …

Behavioral and hormonal responses of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) to tourism and nest site visitation

GS Fowler - Biological Conservation, 1999‏ - Elsevier
One of the results of human disturbance at seabird colonies may be the provocation of the
typical vertebrate adrenocortical response to stressors, but there have been few studies that …

Avian coloniality: progress and problems

CR Brown, MB Brown - Current ornithology, 2001‏ - Springer
Avian social systems during the breeding season can be classified into three major types:
territorial, cooperative or communal, and colonial. This classification is based on the degree …

[کتاب][B] The Common Tern: its breeding biology and social behavior

J Burger, M Gochfield, M Gochfeld - 1991‏ - books.google.com
For more than twenty years the authors studied the complex breeding and social behavior of
colonies of terns. A significant dynamic of their social behavior is their “mobbing” behavior …

Colony stability in least terns

J Burger - Condor, 1984‏ - JSTOR
I examined colony site tenacity, turnover rates, and causes of reproductive failure in Least
Terns (Sterna antillarum) nesting in coastal New Jersey from 1976 through 1982. During this …

Distribution and numbers of common terns on the lower Great Lakes during 1900-1980: a review

PA Courtney, H Blokpoel - Colonial Waterbirds, 1983‏ - JSTOR
In the lower Great Lakes area at least 58 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) colonies, each
containing 50 or more nests, have existed during 1900-1980 or were still active in 1980 …

The Role of Reproductive Success in Colony-Site Selection and Abandonment in Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger)

J Burger - The Auk, 1982‏ - academic.oup.com
I examined colony-site tenacity and reproductive success in 19 colonies of Black Skimmers
(Rynchops niger) for 5 yr in New Jersey. Frequent colony-site shifts occurred, and only two …

Grebes nesting in gull colonies: protective associations and early warning

J Burger - The American Naturalist, 1984‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
I studied 10 colonies of Rolland's and silver grebes in tule marshes in Argentina in 1972-
1973 to compare the behavior and reproductive success of grebes nesting in association …

Colony site dynamics and habitat use in Atlantic coast seabirds

RM Erwin, J Galli, J Burger - The Auk, 1981‏ - academic.oup.com
Seabird colony sizes and movements were documented in the DelMarVa coastal region in
1976-1977 and in New Jersey in 1978-1979. Most colonies were found on marsh and …