| Abstract: | Despite the death of her mate during the incubation period and a shortage (or lack of availability) of food in nearby waters, a female Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) nesting at the Falkner Island Unit of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Connecticut was able to raise a chick to fledging in 1995 without human assistance. The growth and development of this chick was slower than that of other single chicks in the colony; it never weighed more than 90 g and did not fledge until 32 days of age. Despite this exceptional female‘s ability to rear a chick on her own, this observation supports the idea that bi-parental care is important in Roseate Terns, particularly during years of food shortage. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 5223502 |
| Citation Author: | Spendelow, J.A.; Zingo, J.M. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation End Page: | 555 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Colonial Waterbirds |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 552-555 |
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| Citation Public Comments: | 5153_Spendelow.pdf |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Female roseate tern fledges a chick following the death of her mate during the incubation period; 1997; Article; Journal; Colonial Waterbirds; Spendelow, J.A.; Zingo, J.M. |
| Citation Start Page: | 552 |
| Citation Volume: | 20 |
| Citation Year: | 1997 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Female roseate tern fledges a chick following the death of her mate during the incubation period; 1997; Article; Journal; Colonial Waterbirds; Spendelow, J.A.; Zingo, J.M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1521609 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:18 -0500 |
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