Breeding Cycle of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus pacificus at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Jennifer Carter; Greg J E Hill; Pamela K Dyer

doi:10.1071/MU9960195

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Breeding Cycle of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus pacificus at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

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Breeding Cycle of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus pacificus at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Jennifer Carter, Greg J E Hill and Pamela K Dyer

Emu - Austral Ornithology, Vol.93(3), pp.195-198

1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/MU9960195

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Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus pacificus

Heron Island (23'27'S, 151°55'E), is a small coral cay of the southern Great Barrier Reef, one of several cays constituting the Capricorn Group of islands which supports a large breeding colony of Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus. These birds excavate burrows for nesting in suitable ground, and nest colonially. To date, only breeding population estimates, burrow incubation rates, and a preliminary investigation into hatching success have been made at this locality. This study was based at Heron Island during the 1993-94 breeding season and describes the timing of the breeding cycle, particularly the hatching and fledging phases.

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Title: Breeding Cycle of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus pacificus at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef
Authors: Jennifer Carter (Author) - Northern Territory University
Greg J E Hill (Author) - Northern Territory University
Pamela K Dyer (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Publication details: Emu - Austral Ornithology, Vol.93(3), pp.195-198
Publisher: C S I R O Publishing
Date published: 1996
DOI: 10.1071/MU9960195
ISSN: 0158-4197
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster; Office of the Vice-Chancellor and President
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449964302621
Output Type: Journal article

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