Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Science Article 4 abstract I compared the timing of colony departure and body mass of 53 Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus chicks that were retrapped as adults in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, with those of 3992 chicks not retrapped. ANTHONY J. GASTON, IBIS 739: 673-678, 1997 Download article download full text (pdf)
Category: Alcidae
THE VOCAL REPERTOIRE OF THE ANCIENT MURRELET
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Science Article 6 abstract We investigated the vocalizations of the Ancient Mm-relet (Synthliboramphus antiquus), a seabird of the North Pacific, to determine how the size and structure of their vocal repertoire relates to their nocturnal activity at breeding colonies IAN L. JONES et al, The Condor 9 1:699-110, 1989 Download article […]
COLONY DEPARTURE OF FAMILY GROUPS OF ANCIENT MURRELETS
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Science Article 7 abstract The behavior of young seabirds at departure from the colony is critical for their survival and for the reproductive success of their parents IAN L. JONES et al, The Condor 89:940-943, 1997 Download article download full text (pdf)
THE POPULATION AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS OF THE ANCIENTMURRELET (SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS ANTIQUUS): A SUMMARY
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Science Article 5 abstract Genetic data can help answer questions about the basis of the contemporary population structure and evolutionaryhistory of a species. Ancient Murrelets (Synthliboramphus antiquus) are north-Pacific seabirds that breed in a 9,000km subarctic range from China to British Columbia. R.L. Pearce et al, Laskeek_Bay_Research, 1999 Download article download […]
RECOVERY OF THE ANCIENT MURRELET SYNTHLIBORAMPHUSANTIQUUS COLONY ON LANGARA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA,FOLLOWING ERADICATION OF INVASIVE RATS
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Science Article 2 abstract Ancient Murrelets Synthliboramphus antiquus were nearly extirpated, and five other burrow-nesting species were extirpated from LangaraIsland, British Columbia, following introduction of first Black Rats Rattus rattus and later Norway Rats R. norvegicus. Rats were eradicatedin 1995. To document the apparent response of Ancient Murrelets to introduced rats […]
Resource Equivalency Analysis for Auklets & Ancient MurreletNew Carissa Spill, February 1999
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Science Article 3 abstract The New Carissa oil spill killed approximately 588 Auklets and Ancient Murrelets in February 1999.Resource equivalency analysis (REA) is used to evaluate the direct loss (birds killed) and indirect loss(two generations of lost reproduction) over time. Kristin E. Skrabis, US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2005 Download article […]
The Roles of Introduced Rats and Commercial Fishingin the Decline of Ancient Murrelets on Langara Island,,British Columbia
Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) Science Article 8 abstract We examined the decline of Ancient Murrelets (Synthliboramphus antiquus), a small, burrou>nestingseabird, at Langara Island. The island’s seabird colony was historically one of the largest colonies of AncientMurrelets in British Columbia–perhaps in the world–with an estimated 200,000 nesting pairs. DOUGLAS F. BERTRAM, Conservation Biology, Pages 865-872 Volume […]
Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis)
The story The Great Auk is one of the true stars of extinction. Its story rises and falls like a Greek tragedy. This was a creature that had evolved perfectly to take advantage of a particular ecological niche but its very adaptation rendered it totally incapable of withstanding the depredations of man. It is probably […]
Crested Auklet (aethia cristatella)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Alcidae | [latin] aethia cristatella | [UK] Crested Auklet | [FR] Starique cristatelle | [DE] Schopfalk | [ES] Mergulo Empenachado | [NL] Kuifalk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Cerorhinca cristatella Aethia cristatella EU, NA n Pacific coasts n PO Physical charateristics A droll auklet […]
Kittlitzs Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris)
[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Alcidae | [latin] Brachyramphus brevirostris | [UK] Kittlitzs Murrelet | [FR] Guillemot de Kittlitz | [DE] Kurzschnabel-Alk | [ES] Mergulo Piquicorto | [NL] Kittliz’ Alk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Synthliboramphus brevirostris Brachyramphus brevirostris EU, NA n Pacific coasts n PO Physical charateristics In […]