Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica

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Autores principales: Gómez, Jaime, A. Gil Delgado, José, S. Monrós, Juan
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicado: Universidad de Costa Rica 2006
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/3089
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spelling RBT30892022-07-06T16:08:13Z Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica Gómez, Jaime A. Gil Delgado, José S. Monrós, Juan Chocuaco pico cuchara Cochlearius cochlearius depredación inanición molestias humanas tamaño de puesta Boat-billed Heron human activity clutch size predation starvation The breeding success of a double-brooding colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius was studied in pasturelands of Costa Rica. Mean clutch size in the first clutches (2.9 eggs/nest) was higher than in second and repeat clutches (2.3 eggs/nest). Breeding success was similar in the first attempt and second attempts (20.7 % and 21.7 %, respectively). In both attempts earlier nests enjoyed a higher breeding success. Starvation of the youngest chicks within the nest and destruction of nests by bad weather conditions were the main factors related to nestling death. No effects of human activity on the reproduction of the breeding colony were observed. Universidad de Costa Rica 2006-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/3089 10.15517/rbt.v54i4.3089 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 54 No. 4 (2006): Volume 54 – Regular number 4 – December 2006; 1131–1134 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 54 Núm. 4 (2006): Volumen 54 – Número regular 4 – Diciembre 2006; 1131–1134 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 54 N.º 4 (2006): Volume 54 – Regular number 4 – December 2006; 1131–1134 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v54i4 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/3089/2997 Copyright (c) 2006 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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author Gómez, Jaime
A. Gil Delgado, José
S. Monrós, Juan
spellingShingle Gómez, Jaime
A. Gil Delgado, José
S. Monrós, Juan
Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica
author_facet Gómez, Jaime
A. Gil Delgado, José
S. Monrós, Juan
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title Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica
title_short Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica
title_full Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica
title_fullStr Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica
title_sort breeding success of a colony of boat-billed herons cochlearius cochlearius (ciconiiformes: ardeidae) in pasturelands of costa rica
title_alt Breeding success of a colony of Boat-billed Herons Cochlearius cochlearius (Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae) in pasturelands of Costa Rica
publisher Universidad de Costa Rica
publishDate 2006
url https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/3089
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