Incubation parameters, offspring growth, and behavioral adaptations to heat stress of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) in a Neotropical inland colony (Aves, Charadriiformes, Laridae)

Abstract This study focuses on incubation parameters, egg morphometrics, and body mass development, hatching, and behavioral adaptations to heat stress within a colony of freshwater-breeding Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) located in the private nature reserve of Serviço Social do Comércio (SESC) in...

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Main Authors: Karl-Ludwig Schuchmann, Martin Schley, Mona Hegmann, Filipe Ferreira de Deus, Ana Silvia de Oliveira Tissiani, André-A. Weller, Marinêz Isaac Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2022-10-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492022000100245&lng=en&tlng=en