Laying date, body mass and tick infestation of nestling tropical Roseate Terns Sterna dougallii predict fledging success, first-year survival and age at first return to the natal colony

Ibis

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 825-837

  Monticelli, David ^a   Ramos, Jaime A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chick growth; Ectoparasite; First year survival; Multistate model; Sterna dougallii

Indexed keywords

AGE AT RECRUITMENT; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ECTOPARASITE; EGG SIZE; FITNESS; FLEDGING; GROWTH RATE; LAYING DATE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; NESTLING; PARASITE INFESTATION; PROBABILITY; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL; TICK;

ARIDE ISLAND; SEYCHELLES;

IBIS; IXODIDA; STERNA DOUGALLII;

EID: 84866445825     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2012.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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