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| De Thoisy, Benoit; Lavergne, Anne; Semelin, Julien; Pouliquen, Jean-francois; Blanchard, Fabian; Hansen, Eric; Lacoste, Vincent. |
| The Ile du Grand Connetable nature reserve is a rocky island off the Northern Atlantic coast of South America that hosts a unique population of Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata, magnificens, Pelecaniformes). A high chick mortality, associated with nodular proliferative lesions, involving featherless areas, such as legs, neck, eyelids, and beak, was recorded during a consecutive 2 yr and affected almost half of the generation. Investigations were therefore, conducted to determine the cause of these epidemics. Although histopathologic investigations suggested that malnutrition, because of fewer resources in the Frigates' fishing area, could be the cause of the epidemic, it novel alphaherpesvirus, tentatively called Fregata magnificens herpesvirus, was... |
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Palavras-chave: Frigatebird; Fregata magnificens; Chick mortality; Alphaherpesvirus. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6811.pdf |
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| Cherel, Y; Le Corre, M; Jaquemet, S; Menard, Frederic; Richard, Pierre; Weimerskirch, H. |
| Characteristics of the tropical oceanic environment (low productivity, little seasonality) and poor diversity of tropical seabird foraging methods and prey relative to temperate and polar species suggest that tropical seabirds overall encompass a narrow range of isotopic niches, with large overlaps among species. To test this hypothesis, we examined the stable carbon (delta C-13) and nitrogen (delta N-15) isotopic composition of blood and feathers of 5 seabird species from Europa Island, Mozambique Channel. While differences were small, blood delta C-13 and delta N-15 values characterized 5 distinct and non-overlapping trophic niches during the breeding period. Seabirds used 2 distinct foraging areas (delta C-13), one used by sooty tern Sterna fuscata and... |
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Palavras-chave: Trophic segregation; Tuna; Sooty tern; Pelagic ecosystem; Frigatebird; Booby. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4675.pdf |
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