Foraging Ecology of Brown Pelican in the Gulf of Mexico, 2013-2015
Dates
Start Date
2013-04
End Date
2015-07
Publication Date
2017-10-18
Citation
Lamb, J.S., Satgé, Y.G., and Jodice, P.G.R., 2017, Foraging ecology of Brown Pelican in the northern Gulf of Mexico (2013-2015): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7R78D6J.
Summary
Diet composition, energy density, meal mass, nestling provisioning rate, and nest productivity of Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at breeding colonies across the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Child items also include colony locations and taxonomical references of diet species as companion files.
Summary
Diet composition, energy density, meal mass, nestling provisioning rate, and nest productivity of Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at breeding colonies across the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
Child items also include colony locations and taxonomical references of diet species as companion files.
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Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice, 2017, Diet composition and provisioning rates of nestlings determine reproductive success in a subtropical seabird, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.
This study focuses on obtaining information about populations of Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) across the northern Gulf of Mexico. Study objectives are to (1) document dispersal, seasonal and annual movements, seasonal home range, and site fidelity of marked adult Brown Pelicans among nesting colonies from the Gulf coast, (2) compare contaminant exposure risk, contaminant levels, and health parameters in adult and nestling Brown Pelicans from various colony sites, and (3) document the relationship of local environmental and nest site characteristics to nestling survival and recruitment.
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