Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) Science Article 3 abstract Many hypotheses have been formulated to explain the causes of the relatively uncommon phenomenon of siblicidal aggression. All have been supported by evidence, however, no single hypothesis can fully explain the cause of avian siblicidal aggression Melissa Schramm ET AL., Avian Siblicidal Aggression Download article download full […]
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EFFECTS OF THE 1982-83 EL NINO EVENT ON BLUE-FOOTED AND MASKED BOOBY POPULATIONS ON ISLA DAPHNE MAJOR, GALAPAGOS
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) Science Article 6 abstract El Nino events have negative effects on seabird populations in the equatorial Pacific, including the Galapagos Islands, by causing reductions in food supplies. H. LISLE GIBBS et al., The Condor 89:440-442 Download article download full text (pdf)
First South Carolina Specimens of theMasked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) Science Article 1 abstract The Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) is a pelagic warm-water species rarely seen near shore (Clapp et al. 1982). On the North American Atlantic coast, seabirds such as boobies are most often found in productive feeding areas far from land. William Post, The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1 […]
Breeding biology of Masked Boobies (Sula dactylatra tasmani) on Lord Howe Island, Australia
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) Science Article 2 abstract The breeding biology and reproductive output of a colony of Masked Boobies on Mutton Bird Point, Lord Howe Island, Australia, were studied during the 2001 02 breeding season. The colony produced a total of 200 clutches. Eggs were laid between 31 May and 15 September 2001, with […]
First Report on Masked Boobies Nesting at Isla Lobos de Tierra, Northern Peru
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) Science Article 5 abstract Masked Boobies (Siila dar.tylatra) inhabit the tropical oceans and breed on hundreds of islands from 30N to 30S (Anderson 1993). Jahncke, J. and E. Goya, Colonial Waterbirds 20:545-546 Download article download full text (pdf)
NEST SITE SELECTION BY MASKED AND BLUE-FOOTED BOOBIES ON ISLA ESPANOLA, GALAPAGOS
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) Science Article 4 abstract Punta Suarez, Isla Espanola, Galapagos Islands, Masked Boobies (Sula dactylatra) nested at the edge of a cliff while Blue-footed Boobies (Sula nebouxiz) nested farther inland. Elsewhere in the Galapagos, Blue-footed Boobies nested near cliff edges at seven of eight sites where Masked Boobies were absent. DAVID CAMERON […]
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
[order] SULIFORMES | [family] Sulidae | [latin] Sula dactylatra | [UK] Masked Booby | [FR] Fou masque | [DE] Maskentolpel | [ES] Piquero Enmascarado | [NL] Maskergent Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Sula dactylatra TrO widespread Sula dactylatra bedouti s and e Indian Ocean Sula dactylatra californica islands […]