Space Use and Movements of Southeastern Breeding Double-Crested Cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) in the United States
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sex | Colony Affiliation | Breeding Season | Incubation | Chick-Rearing | Post-Fledge | All Movements |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May–July | 9–30 May | 31 May–4 July | 5 July–15 August | |||
Male | South Sauty | 73.8 | 106.8 | 55.8 | - | 73.8 |
Male | South Sauty | 17.2 | 40.7 | 6.3 | 16.0 | 6.8 |
Female | South Sauty | - | - | - | 82.1 | 82.1 |
Female | South Sauty | 80.8 | 172.3 | 36.6 | 62.0 | 64.6 |
Female | South Sauty | 68.4 | 216.2 | 2.2 | - | 68.4 |
Male | Connors | 12.3 | 27.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 9.5 |
Female | Connors | 8.4 | 8.4 | - | - | 8.4 |
Male | Connors | 20.5 | 29.8 | 1.3 | - | 20.5 |
= | 40.2 ± 32.3 | 98.9 ± 80.6 | 18.3 ± 22.6 | 42.0 ± 31.0 | 41.8 ± 33.2 |
Breeding Season | Incubation | Chick-Rearing | Post-Fledge | All Movements | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May–July | 9–30 May | 31 May–4 July | 5 July–15 August | ||
Female | 52.5 ± 31.6 | 132.3 ± 89.4 | 19.4 ± 17.2 | 72.1 ± 10.1 | 55.9 ± 32.5 |
Male | 30.95 ± 24.9 | 51.15 ± 32.5 | 17.75 ± 22.1 | 12.05 ± 4.0 | 27.6 ± 31.3 |
South Sauty | 60.1 ± 25.1 | 134 ± 66.5 | 25.2 ± 22.1 | 53.4 ± 27.7 | 59.1 ± 26.8 |
Connors | 13.7 ± 5.0 | 21.8 ± 9.6 | 4.5 ± 3.2 | 8.1 ± 0 | 12.8 ± 5.5 |
Sex | Colony Affiliation | Breeding Season | Incubation | Chick-Rearing | Post-Fledge | All Movements |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May–July | 9–30 May | 31 May–4 July | 5 July–15 August | |||
Male | South Sauty | 11.3 | 16.9 | 10.8 | - | 11.4 |
Male | South Sauty | 1.6 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Female | South Sauty | - | - | - | 13.1 | 13.1 |
Female | South Sauty | 7.2 | 25.1 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
Female | South Sauty | 8.2 | 30.1 | 0.3 | - | 8.2 |
Male | Connors | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Female | Connors | 1.2 | 1.2 | - | - | 1.2 |
Male | Connors | 3.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | 3.7 |
= | 5.0 ± 4.0 | 14.6 ± 11.2 | 2.8 ± 4.1 | 5.5 ± 4.7 | 6.4 ± 5.9 |
Breeding Season | Incubation | Chick-Rearing | Post-Fledge | All Movements | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May–July | 9–30 May | 31 May–4 July | 5 July–15 August | ||
Female | 5.5 ± 3.8 | 18.8 ± 12.6 | 3.2 ± 4.4 | 9.4 ± 3.7 | 7.0 ± 5.0 |
Male | 4.6 ± 4.6 | 8.1 ± 5.2 | 1.8 ± 1.5 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 4.8 |
South Sauty | 7.1 ± 3.5 | 19.6 ± 9.0 | 3.7 ± 4.3 | 6.8 ± 4.8 | 7.8 ± 4.3 |
Connors | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 3.5 ± 1.8 | 0.8 ± 0.6 | 1.7 ± 0 | 2.2 ± 1.1 |
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Moran, L.L.K.; Dorr, B.S.; Hanson-Dorr, K.C.; Moore, R.J.; Rush, S.A. Space Use and Movements of Southeastern Breeding Double-Crested Cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) in the United States. Diversity 2023, 15, 453. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15030453
Moran LLK, Dorr BS, Hanson-Dorr KC, Moore RJ, Rush SA. Space Use and Movements of Southeastern Breeding Double-Crested Cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) in the United States. Diversity. 2023; 15(3):453. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15030453
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoran, Leah L. K., Brian S. Dorr, Katie C. Hanson-Dorr, R. J. Moore, and Scott A. Rush. 2023. "Space Use and Movements of Southeastern Breeding Double-Crested Cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) in the United States" Diversity 15, no. 3: 453. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15030453