Brood size and chick position as factors influencing feeding frequency, growth, and survival of nestling double-crested cormorants, Phalacrocorax auritus

Author(s)
Leger, Claire and Raymond McNeil
Year
Article Title
Brood size and chick position as factors influencing feeding frequency, growth, and survival of nestling double-crested cormorants, Phalacrocorax auritus
Volume
101
Issue
3
Pages
351-361
Start Page Number
351
Final Page
361
Review

Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 datapoints.
Species: Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Range Countries Type
Growth Rate rate of growth from hatch to fledge 0.120 33 chicks Juvenile Iles de la Madeleine Archipelago, Gulf of St. Lawrence CANADA Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 34.7 33 chicks g Hatchling Iles de la Madeleine Archipelago, Gulf of St. Lawrence CANADA Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean mean asymptotic weight of fledglings 1900.5 33 chicks g Fledgling Iles de la Madeleine Archipelago, Gulf of St. Lawrence CANADA Exposure Factor Datasets
Food Ingestion Rate mean frequency of daily feeding of first hatched chick of a brood 4.30 64 observations feedings/d Juvenile Iles de la Madeleine Archipelago, Gulf of St. Lawrence CANADA Exposure Factor Datasets
Food Ingestion Rate mean meal weight of chicks aged 5-37 days 2 chicks g Juvenile Iles de la Madeleine Archipelago, Gulf of St. Lawrence 10-125 CANADA Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality 12/46 14 nests number died/number hatched Juvenile Iles de la Madeleine Archipelago, Gulf of St. Lawrence CANADA Exposure Factor Datasets

Comment

Please let us know if the information on this page is helpful for you. Enter your comment and leave your email address if you would like to receive a response. Thank you!
OEHHA is subject to the California Public Records Act and other laws that require the release of certain information upon request. If you provide comments, please be aware that your name, address and e-mail may be available to third parties. In addition, all public comments will be posted on our web site upon the close of the comment period.
OEHHA California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment