Reproductive success, growth and survival of Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) and Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) chicks in coastal Virginia.

Author(s)
Erwin, R.M., Haig, J.G., Stotts, D.B. and Hatfield, J.S.
Volume
113
Issue
1
Start Page Number
119
Final Page
130

Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 datapoints.
Species: Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Range Countries Type
Clutch or Litter Size 1992: 22, 1993: 48 nests Eggs/nest Embryo Marsh islands near Chincoteague 1 to 5 USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate Mass gain/day See citation Table 3 1992: 22, 1993: 48 nests g/d Embryo Marsh islands near Chincoteague USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate Culmen growth See citation Table 3 1992: 22, 1993: 48 nests mm/d Embryo Marsh islands near Chincoteague USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Migration or Dispersal Chick age at dispersal 56.3 22 d Chick Marsh islands near Chincoteague USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Migration or Dispersal 53 20 d Chick Marsh islands near Chincoteague USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality Weekly estimated survival rate 0.919 Chick Marsh islands near Chincoteague USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality 0.833 Chick Marsh islands near Chincoteague USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Foraging Distance Dispersal movement 31 km Juvenile Marsh islands near Chincoteague 37.2 to 52.5 USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Migration or Dispersal Age at dispersal Review d Juvenile Marsh islands near Chincoteague USA Exposure Factor Datasets

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