Nesting of the masked booby on the Dry Tortugas, Florida: The first record for the contiguous United States
Colonial Waterbirds
By: R. B. Clapp and W.R. Robertson Jr.
Links
- More information: Publisher Index Page (via DOI)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
In both 1984 and 1985 Masked Boobies (Sula dactylatra) attempted to nest on sandy islets at the Dry Tortugas, Florida. Nesting attempts failed because the nest sites were washed away by summer storms. It seems likely that this species will eventually nest there successfully and will establish a small breeding population. This is the first documented nesting by this species in the contiguous United States.
Study Area
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Nesting of the masked booby on the Dry Tortugas, Florida: The first record for the contiguous United States |
| Series title | Colonial Waterbirds |
| DOI | 10.2307/1521152 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Colonial Waterbird Society |
| Publisher location | Elgin, IL |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 113-116 |
| First page | 113 |
| Last page | 116 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Other Geospatial | Dry Torgugas |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |