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Assessing Nest Attentiveness of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) via Video Cameras and Temperature Loggers

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2017-05-24
End Date
2017-07-20

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Sullivan, J.D., Marban, P.R., Mullinax, J.M. , Brinker, D.F., McGowan, P.C., Callahan, C.R., and Prosser, D.J., 2020, Assessing Nest Attentiveness of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) via Video Cameras and Temperature Loggers: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9M7S70D.

Summary

While nest attentiveness plays a critical role in the reproductive success of avian species, little is known regarding the nest attentiveness patterns of many species during incubation. However, improvements in both video monitoring and temperature logging devices present an opportunity to improve our understanding of this aspect of avian behavior. To evaluate the ability of these technologies to document fine scale behaviors during incubation we monitored 13 nests across two Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) breeding colonies with a paired video camera - temperature logger approach, while monitoring 63 additional nests with temperature loggers alone. We also monitored nests and recorded hatching success, allowing us to asses the impacts [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Diann J Prosser
Originator :
Jeffery D Sullivan, Paul R Marban, Jennifer M Mullinax, David F Brinker, Peter C McGowan, Carl R Callahan, Diann J Prosser
Metadata Contact :
Diann J Prosser
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Eastern Ecological Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Metadata.xml
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View 		71.45 KB application/fgdc+xml
Poplar_NaturalBouts.csv 2.26 MB text/csv
Poplar_NestSuccess_DataRelease.csv 5.31 KB text/csv
Poplar_PredictionBouts.csv 1.65 MB text/csv
Skimmer_NaturalBouts.csv 3.31 MB text/csv
Skimmer_PredictionBouts.csv 1.73 MB text/csv

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These data were collected to improve our understanding of Common Tern nesting behavior.

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