[کتاب][B] The herons of Europe

C Voisin - 2010‏ - books.google.com
Although the majority of the world's Herons live in the tropics and subtropics, Europe is
home to nine species, some large, some small, some colonial, some solitary breeders …

Impacts of alien mink predation on island vertebrate communities of the Baltic Sea Archipelago: review of a long-term experimental study

PB Banks, M Nordström, M Ahola… - Boreal Environment …, 2008‏ - search.proquest.com
Abstract Feral American mink (Mustela vison) are emerging as one of the biggest threats to
biodiversity in northern Europe. Here we summarize responses of migratory seabirds, island …

[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 …

Vulnerability of ground-nesting waterbirds to predation by invasive American mink in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Chile

E Schüttler, R Klenke, S McGehee, R Rozzi… - Biological Conservation, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Biological invasions constitute one of the most important threats to biodiversity. This is
especially true for “naïve” birds that have evolved in the absence of terrestrial predators in …

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 …

Seasonal variations in breeding success of Common Terns: consequences of predation

ICT Nisbet, MJ Welton - The Condor, 1984‏ - academic.oup.com
We studied the breeding of 125 pairs of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) in a large colony at
Monomoy, Massaschusetts, in 1979. The colony was subjected to predation by one or more …

Colonial waterbird management in North America

JF Parnell, DG Ainley, H Blokpoel, B Cain, TW Custer… - Colonial Waterbirds, 1988‏ - JSTOR
Colonial waterbirds are an important natural resource highly valued by many people in
Canada and the United States. The habit of nesting often in large groups makes these birds …

[کتاب][B] Nocturnality in colonial waterbirds: occurrence, special adaptations, and suspected benefits

R McNeil, P Drapeau, R Pierotti - 1993‏ - Springer
Nocturnality, the habit of being active during darkness, has traditionally been viewed as
characteristic of a minority of bird species, with the great majority being considered entirely …

Does predation select for or against avian coloniality? A comparative analysis

SAM Varela, E Danchin… - Journal of Evolutionary …, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Some studies have supported predation as a selective pressure contributing to the evolution
of coloniality. However, evidence also exists that colonies attract predators, selecting against …

Does culling predatory gulls enhance the productivity of breeding common terns?

G Magella, P Brousseau - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2001‏ - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Large gulls Larus spp. are voracious predators of eggs and chicks of other
colonial birds and may threaten rare or endangered species. In this study we tested the …