dc.contributor.author |
Jordaan, Rowan Keith
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dc.contributor.author |
McIntyre, Trevor
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-05-30T06:19:58Z |
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dc.date.available |
2017-05-30T06:19:58Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The Cape Gannet Morus capensis is endemic to southern Africa,
where the species typically displays high levels of nest-site fidelity
to its breeding colonies (Crawford 2005). At Mkambati Nature
Reserve, in June 2014, we recorded a dead Cape Gannet that had
been ringed as a juvenile at Lambert’s Bay, ~1 500 km away, in
1991. Following initial banding, it had been recaptured multiple
times at the ringing location until 2000. Our observation therefore
may provide evidence for long-distance dispersal that took place
after an extended period of high site fidelity. We speculate that this
dispersal may have been caused by seal-related disturbance at the
Lambert’s Bay colony or by prey distribution changes or both. |
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dc.description.department |
Zoology and Entomology |
en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian |
am2017 |
en_ZA |
dc.description.sponsorship |
The field trip during which our observation was
made was supported through a Research Development Programme
funding grant from the University of Pretoria. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.marineornithology.org |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation |
Jordaan, RK & McIntyre, T 2016, 'Long-distance dispersal of a Cape Gannet Morus capensis after extended period of nest-site fidelity', Marine Ornithology, vol. 44, pp. 1-2. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1018-3337 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2074-1235 (online) |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60681 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_ZA |
dc.publisher |
Seabird Group |
en_ZA |
dc.rights |
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Cape Gannet Morus capensis |
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dc.subject |
Nest-site |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Lambert’s Bay |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Banding |
en_ZA |
dc.title |
Long-distance dispersal of a Cape Gannet Morus capensis after extended period of nest-site fidelity |
en_ZA |
dc.type |
Article |
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