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External factors determining seasonal breeding in a subtropical population of the shore crab Pachygrapsus transversus (Gibbes, 1850) (Brachyura, Grapsidae)
(1998-11-01)
Monthly samples of the shore crab Pachygrapsus transversus from two distinct annual periods showed that ovigerous females are present throughout the Year in the population. However, the relative ovigerous abundance of ...
Avian responses to forest fragmentation during the breeding and non-breeding seasons
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2020-10)
Forest fragmentation represents a threat to several bird species worldwide. Several factors can change across seasons (e.g. bird perception of the landscape, weather conditions, biotic interactions), which can modify the ...
Accuracy of genomic selection for age at puberty in a multi-breed population of tropically adapted beef cattle
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016-02-01)
Genomic selection is becoming a standard tool in livestock breeding programs, particularly for traits that are hard to measure. Accuracy of genomic selection can be improved by increasing the quantity and quality of data ...
Kin-bias, breeding site selection and female fitness in a cannibalistic Neotropical frog
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-02-01)
Resource availability influences sexual selection within populations and determines whether behaviours such as territoriality or resource sharing are adaptive. In Thoropa taophora, a frog endemic to the Atlantic Coastal ...
MAGELLANIC PENGUIN (SPHENISCIDAE) MONITORING RESULTS FOR MAGDALENA ISLAND (CHILE) 2000 - 2008
(Universidad de Magallanes, 2008)
Abundance estimation of Adélie penguins at the Esperanza/Hope Bay mega colony
(Springer, 2018-11-19)
The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding population at Esperanza/Hope Bay, at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, is one of the largest Adélie penguin colonies in Antarctica. Nevertheless, the last known published ...
Population trends of the Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at the northern limit of its breeding range: Isla Pingüino, Santa Cruz, Argentina
(Springer, 2016-08)
During the last century, there has been a steady decline in the global breeding population of Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome, and this species has been exposed to many different threats. However, the small breeding population ...