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Sterna antillarum (Least Tern)

Citation:

Metapopulation dynamics of the California least tern.

Author(s)
Akçakaya, H.R., Atwood, J.L., Breininger, D., Collins, C.T. and Duncan, B.
Issue
4
Volume
67
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Location Sample Size Type
Hatching Success Review Fledglings per nest Venice Beach 522 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Chick survival, fledgling residency and evaluation of methods for estimating fledging success in least terns.

Author(s)
Bailey, J.P. and Servello, F.A.
Issue
4
Volume
31
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type
Hatching Success 0.14-0.74 Fledging success Number of fledgings/number of hatched chicks NR Fledgling Towsn of Wells & Kennebunk Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Breeding biology of an interior least tern (Sterna antillarum athalassos) colony in Childress County of North Texas.

Author(s)
Conway, W.C., Smith, L.M. and Ray, J.D.
Issue
1
Volume
55
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size 2.25 Mean clutch size Eggs Embryo Priarie Dog Town Fork of the Red River in Childress County 20 nests Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Nesting June 1-July 10 Nest initiation Priarie Dog Town Fork of the Red River in Childress County 20 nests Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Nesting success and status of the least tern breeding colony at Gibson Lake in southwestern Indiana.

Author(s)
DeVault, T.L., Douglas, M.B., Castrale, J.S., Mills, C.E., Hayes, T. and Rhodes Jr, O.E.
Issue
1
Volume
115
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Hatching Success See citation Figure 2 Nests hatched Embryo Gibson Generating Station, Gibson County See citation Exposure Factor Datasets
Hatching Success See citation Figure 2 Young fledged NR Fledgling Gibson Generating Station, Gibson County See citation Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Least Tern chick survival on the lower Mississippi River.

Author(s)
Dugger, K.M., Ryan, M.R. and Renken, R.B.
Issue
2
Volume
71
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Hatching Success 43-62% Fledging success NR Fledgling Lower Mississippi River 110 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Reproductive success of the interior least tern (Sterna antillarum) in relation to hydrology on the Lower Mississippi River.

Author(s)
Dugger, K.M., Ryan, M.R., Galat, D.L., Renken, R.B. and Smith, J.W.
Issue
2
Volume
18
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Hatching Success 0-1.4 Chicks fledged/pair NR Fledgling Lower Mississippi River 110 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Productivity of endangered Least Terns (Sterna antillarum athalassos) below a hydropower and flood-control facility on the Arkansas River.

Author(s)
Leslie Jr, D.M., Wood, G.K. and Carter, T.S.
Issue
4
Volume
45
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Type
Hatching Success 0.59 Fledglings/pair NR Fledgling Arkansas River at Tulsa Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 140 Adult pairs along 94 km B Adult Arkansas River at Tulsa Exposure Factor Datasets
Hatching Success 0.67 Fledglings/pair NR Fledgling Arkansas River at Tulsa Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 212 Adult pairs along 94 km B Adult Arkansas River at Tulsa Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Stage-specific survival rates of the endangered Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) in northwestern Oklahoma.

Author(s)
Schweitzer, S.H.
Volume
80
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Life Cycle Stage Location Type
Survival/ Mortality Review Percent survival Embryo Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Reproductive ecology of the Least Tern along the lower Mississippi River.

Author(s)
Szell, C.C. and Woodrey, M.S.
Issue
1
Volume
26
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size 1995: 2.7, 1996: 2.3, 1997: 2.0 Clutch size Mean number of eggs/nest Embryo Cow Island, lower Mississippi River 1995: 550, 1996: 265, 1997: 172 Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 1995: 2.6, 1996: 2.3, 1997: 1.9 Clutch size Mean number of eggs/nest Embryo Porter Lake, lower Mississippi River 1995: 201, 1996: 392, 1997:361 Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 1995: 2.4, 1996: 2.6, 1997: 1.9 Clutch size Mean number of eggs/nest Embryo St. Francis, lower Mississippi River 1995: 245, 1996: 183, 1997: 374 Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 1995: 2.4, 1996: 2.5, 1997: 2.1 Clutch size Mean number of eggs/nest Embryo Kangaroo Pt., lower Mississippi River 1995: 219, 1996: 159, 1997: 346 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Mating/ Laying 1995: 181, 1996: 184, 1997: 199 Clutch initiation dates Julian date Embryo Cow Island, lower Mississippi River 1995: 546, 1996: 272, 1997: 182 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Mating/ Laying 1995: 183, 1996: 187, 1997: 187 Clutch initiation dates Julian date Embryo Porter Lake, lower Mississippi River 1995: 195, 1996: 371, 1997: 372 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Mating/ Laying 1995: 187, 1996: 192 1997: 187 Clutch initiation dates Julian date Embryo St. Francis, lower Mississippi River 1995: 255, 1996: 196, 1997: 382 Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Mating/ Laying 1995: 179, 1996: 182, 1997: 161 Clutch initiation dates Julian date Embryo Kangaroo Pt., lower Mississippi River 1995: 240, 1996: 161, 1997: 481 Exposure Factor Datasets
Hatching Success 1995: 0.97, 1996: 0.03, 1997: 0.93 Ratio of hatched eggs:total eggs Embryo Cow Island, lower Mississippi River 1995: 1472, 1996: 624, 1997: 349 Exposure Factor Datasets
Hatching Success 1995: 0.93, 1996: 0.30, 1997: 0.08 Ratio of hatched eggs:total eggs Embryo Porter Lake, lower Mississippi River 1995: 520, 1996: 911, 1997: 671 Exposure Factor Datasets
Hatching Success 1995: 0.95, 1996: 0.90, 1997: 0.59 Ratio of hatched eggs:total eggs Embryo St. Francis, lower Mississippi River 1995: 602, 1996: 483, 1997: 708 Exposure Factor Datasets
Hatching Success 1995: 0.87, 1996: 0.63, 1997: 0.40 Ratio of hatched eggs:total eggs Embryo Kangaroo Pt., lower Mississippi River 1995: 527, 1996: 397, 1997: 727 Exposure Factor Datasets

Sterna antillarum ssp. browni

Citation:

Reproduction and breeding success of California least terns in Jalisco, Mexico

Author(s)
Garcia, Andres, and Gerardo Ceballos
Pages
1084-1087
Year
Volume
97
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Fledging or Weaning Rate range of fledging rates, 2 years 7/16 to 63/58 fledglings/nests Not Reported Fledgling Cuixmala Beach [19 deg, 22'14"N, 104 deg 59'31"W] 16-58 nests/year Exposure Factor Datasets
Hatching Success range of egg hatching rates, 2 years 34.4-48.9 % Not Reported Hatchling Cuixmala Beach [19 deg, 22'14"N, 104 deg 59'31"W] 16-58 nests/year Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Breeding biology of the California least tern

Author(s)
Massey, Barbara W.
Pages
1-24
Year
Volume
72
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Time of Migration or Dispersal late Apr time of arrival at breeding grounds Both Male and Female Adult Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach; Santa Margarita Lagoon 2 colonies Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutches or Litters per year 1 normal number of broods per year Both Male and Female Adult Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach; Santa Margarita Lagoon Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Mating/ Laying May-Jul period of egg laying, 2 years Female Adult Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach 2 colonies Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 2 most frequent clutch size, 2 years 1-3 Female Adult Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach 96 nests Exposure Factor Datasets
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 22 most frequent incubation period, 2 years 20-25 d Not Reported Embryo Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach 41 clutches Exposure Factor Datasets
Hatching Success range of hatching success, 2 years 80-90 % Not Reported Hatchling Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach 53-157 eggs/year Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 5.93 mean body weight of day 0 chicks 0.09 2SE g Not Reported Hatchling Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach 77 birds Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 39.62 asymptotic body weight of juveniles at 15 days of age 0.73 2SE g Not Reported Fledgling Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach 8 birds Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Migration or Dispersal first two wks Apr timing of dispersal from breeding areas Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach 1 colony Exposure Factor Datasets
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning 20 approximate age of fledging (first flight) d Not Reported Fledgling Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach 2 birds Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality proportion of hatched birds that survived during post-fledging period, 2 years 11-33 % Not Reported Hatchling Sunset Aquatic Park, Huntington Beach 42-140 hatched birds/year Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Second wave nesting of the California least tern: age composition and reproductive success

Author(s)
Massey, Barbara W. and Jonathon L. Atwood
Pages
596-605
Year
Volume
98
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Time of Mating/ Laying May-early Jul (first wave), late May-Aug (second wave) nesting periods of early (first wave) and late (second wave) birds Both Male and Female Adult NASA Island, Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge 8-10 pairs (first wave), 29 pairs (second wave) Exposure Factor Datasets
Fledging or Weaning Rate 0.50 (first wave), 0.58 (second wave) mean number of fledglings produced per nesting pair fledglings/pair Not Reported Fledgling NASA Island, Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge 10 nests (first wave), 33 nests (second wave) Exposure Factor Datasets
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