Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) Science Article 4 abstract Evidence shows the Black-capped Petrel was abundant in Dominica during the last half of the 19th century (Bent 1922, Lawrence 1878). Studies done in the early 20th century continued to show the bird was seen ‘not infrequently’ off the coast of Dominica in the vicinity of Roseau […]
Category: Procellariiformes
A Black-capped Petrel Specimen from Florida
Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) Science Article 2 abstract The Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) is a rare bird anywhere in North America (Palmer, 1962). and may exist only in small numbers throughout the world because of habitat alteration Glen E. Woolfenden, Florida Field Naturalist Vol. 2 Spring 1974 Download article download full text (pdf)
A RE-EVALUATION OF THE STATUS OF THE ENDANGEREDBLACK-CAPPED PETREL, PTERODROMA HAS/TATA, IN CUBA
Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) Science Article 1 abstract The Black-capped Petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, is the only extant gadfly petrel known to breed in the West Indies region. Now seriously threatened or endangered, breeding populations are known on only one of the five historically documented breeding islands David S. Lee & Nicasio Vina, ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL 4:99-101 […]
DISCOVERY OF BREEDING BLACK-CAPPED PETRELS ON HISPANIOLA
Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) Science Article 3 abstract The status of the Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), which formerly bred on several West Indian islands, has been obscure since late in the nineteenth century, when the location of the diminishing breeding colonies was lost to science DAVID B. WINGATE, The Auk, 81: 147-159. April, 1964 Download […]
Magnetic cues: are they important in Black-browed Albatross Diomedea melanophris orientation?
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) Science Article 3 abstract Procellariiformes are well known for their excellent homing abilities (see references in Matthews 1968 and Dall’Antonia et al . 1995, Warham 1996). Albatrosses, in particular, have a reputation as skilful oceanic navigators since they can cover enormous distances during foraging flights and pinpoint a specific remote island […]
COLOUR MARKING OF FLEDGLING BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS ON STEEPLE JASON ISLAND
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) Science Article 4 abstract To collect at-sea sightings of colour marked fledgling black-browed albatross to determinetheir dispersal pattern and level of interaction with longliners and potentially other vessels, such as trawlers. The long-term project objective is to help target future research into seabird mortality on the Patagonian Shelf Ben Sullivan and […]
BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSSES FORAGING ON ANTARCTIC KRILL: DENSITY-DEPENDENCE THROUGH LOCAL ENHANCEMENT?
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) Science Article 5 abstract Many Antarctic seabirds depend on prey that are patchy, cryptic, ephemeral, and unpredictable in location. These predators typically employ two alternative behavioralstrategies for locating resource patches: direct visual or olfactory detection, and indirect detection (local enhancement) by sighting other predators that are already exploiting a patch. DANIEL […]
Field metabolic rates of black-browed albatrosses Thalassarche melanophrys during the incubation stage
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) Science Article 6 abstract Field metabolic rates (FMR) and activity patterns of black-browed albatrossesThalassarche melanophrys were measured while at sea and on nest during the incubation stage at Kerguelen Island, southwestern Indian Ocean. Activity-specific metabolic rates of five albatrosses at sea
Global relationships amongst black-browed andgrey-headed albatrosses: analysis of population structureusing mitochondrial DNA and microsatellites
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) Science Article 7 abstract The population structure of black-browed (Thalassarche melanophrisandT. impavida) andgrey-headed (T. chrysostoma) albatrosses was examined using both mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA) and microsatellite analyses. T. M. BURG, Molecular Ecology (2001) 10 , 2647-2660 Download article download full text (pdf)
The influence of parental relatedness on reproductive success
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) Science Article 9 abstract The relationship between