Aggression by adult South American Terns toward conspecific chicks

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Villanueva Gomila, Gabriela Lujan; Gatto, Alejandro Javier; Cabral, Karina; Yorio, Pablo Martin
Año de publicación
2009
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Infanticide and nonfatal aggression by adults toward unfamiliar chicks have been widely reported in colonial birds, and can be an important cause of chick mortality. We studied intraspecific aggression by adults toward chicks at a South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) colony in Patagonia, Argentina, during 2005 to characterize this behavior, evaluate its relationship with nesting density, chick age and microhabitat characteristics, and assess its effect on breeding success. Of 111 chicks in the study area, 45% were attacked at least once. Chicks older than 9 d posthatching were more likely to be attacked than younger chicks, and unattended chicks were more likely to be attacked than guarded chicks (88 vs. 12%). Chicks were also attacked more often when in theirown territories (76% of cases), but were less likely to be attacked in territories with more vegetation cover and high-quality shelters (i.e., vegetation with characteristics that prevented adults from reaching chicks). The number of aggression events was not related to nest density. At least 8% of the chicks in our study area died as a result of adult intraspecific aggression. Our results indicate that intraspecific aggression by adult South American Terns toward chicks is relatively common in the Punta Loma colony and should not be underestimated as a factor affecting their breeding success.
Fil: Villanueva Gomila, Gabriela Lujan. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Gatto, Alejandro Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Cabral, Karina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina
Fil: Yorio, Pablo Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Argentina; Argentina
Materia
ARGENTINA
BREEDING SUCCESS
INFANTICIDE
INTRASPECIFIC AGGRESSION
STERNA HIRUNDINACEA
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Aggression by adult South American Terns toward conspecific chicks
title Aggression by adult South American Terns toward conspecific chicks
spellingShingle Aggression by adult South American Terns toward conspecific chicks
Villanueva Gomila, Gabriela Lujan
ARGENTINA
BREEDING SUCCESS
INFANTICIDE
INTRASPECIFIC AGGRESSION
STERNA HIRUNDINACEA
title_short Aggression by adult South American Terns toward conspecific chicks
title_full Aggression by adult South American Terns toward conspecific chicks
title_fullStr Aggression by adult South American Terns toward conspecific chicks
title_full_unstemmed Aggression by adult South American Terns toward conspecific chicks
title_sort Aggression by adult South American Terns toward conspecific chicks
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Villanueva Gomila, Gabriela Lujan
Gatto, Alejandro Javier
Cabral, Karina
Yorio, Pablo Martin
author Villanueva Gomila, Gabriela Lujan
author_facet Villanueva Gomila, Gabriela Lujan
Gatto, Alejandro Javier
Cabral, Karina
Yorio, Pablo Martin
author_role author
author2 Gatto, Alejandro Javier
Cabral, Karina
Yorio, Pablo Martin
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARGENTINA
BREEDING SUCCESS
INFANTICIDE
INTRASPECIFIC AGGRESSION
STERNA HIRUNDINACEA
topic ARGENTINA
BREEDING SUCCESS
INFANTICIDE
INTRASPECIFIC AGGRESSION
STERNA HIRUNDINACEA
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Infanticide and nonfatal aggression by adults toward unfamiliar chicks have been widely reported in colonial birds, and can be an important cause of chick mortality. We studied intraspecific aggression by adults toward chicks at a South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) colony in Patagonia, Argentina, during 2005 to characterize this behavior, evaluate its relationship with nesting density, chick age and microhabitat characteristics, and assess its effect on breeding success. Of 111 chicks in the study area, 45% were attacked at least once. Chicks older than 9 d posthatching were more likely to be attacked than younger chicks, and unattended chicks were more likely to be attacked than guarded chicks (88 vs. 12%). Chicks were also attacked more often when in theirown territories (76% of cases), but were less likely to be attacked in territories with more vegetation cover and high-quality shelters (i.e., vegetation with characteristics that prevented adults from reaching chicks). The number of aggression events was not related to nest density. At least 8% of the chicks in our study area died as a result of adult intraspecific aggression. Our results indicate that intraspecific aggression by adult South American Terns toward chicks is relatively common in the Punta Loma colony and should not be underestimated as a factor affecting their breeding success.
Fil: Villanueva Gomila, Gabriela Lujan. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Gatto, Alejandro Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Cabral, Karina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina
Fil: Yorio, Pablo Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Argentina; Argentina
description Infanticide and nonfatal aggression by adults toward unfamiliar chicks have been widely reported in colonial birds, and can be an important cause of chick mortality. We studied intraspecific aggression by adults toward chicks at a South American Tern (Sterna hirundinacea) colony in Patagonia, Argentina, during 2005 to characterize this behavior, evaluate its relationship with nesting density, chick age and microhabitat characteristics, and assess its effect on breeding success. Of 111 chicks in the study area, 45% were attacked at least once. Chicks older than 9 d posthatching were more likely to be attacked than younger chicks, and unattended chicks were more likely to be attacked than guarded chicks (88 vs. 12%). Chicks were also attacked more often when in theirown territories (76% of cases), but were less likely to be attacked in territories with more vegetation cover and high-quality shelters (i.e., vegetation with characteristics that prevented adults from reaching chicks). The number of aggression events was not related to nest density. At least 8% of the chicks in our study area died as a result of adult intraspecific aggression. Our results indicate that intraspecific aggression by adult South American Terns toward chicks is relatively common in the Punta Loma colony and should not be underestimated as a factor affecting their breeding success.
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