FIRST RECORD OF A BREEDING COLONY OF MASKED BOOBY (SULA DACTYLATRA LESSON, 1831; SULIDAE) IN THE MAIN ISLAND OF THE ARCHIPELAGO OF FERNANDO DE NORONHA (PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL)

ABSTRACT Fernando de Noronha Archipelago is one of the places with the highest richness of seabirds in Brazil; however, little information about the breeding biology of many species is available. Here we report a breeding colony of the Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) in the main island of Fernando de...

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Published in:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Main Authors: ARIANE CAMPOS GOUVÊA, THAYNÁ MELLO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Subjects:
Sula dactylatra
Fernando de Noronha
Oceanic islands
Suliformes
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492017001100137&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT Fernando de Noronha Archipelago is one of the places with the highest richness of seabirds in Brazil; however, little information about the breeding biology of many species is available. Here we report a breeding colony of the Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) in the main island of Fernando de Noronha, and present new data about the natural history and breeding biology of this species.
ISSN:1807-0205

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