Coot (Fulica atra) Science Article 4 abstract Chick survival in the European Coot typically shows a convex seasonal pattern. Previous experiments revealed that this pattern is directly linked to hatching date and that food supply within the first ten days after hatching is a causal factor in this relationship. However, the precise mechanism through which […]
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Nesting and reproductive characteristics of Coots
Coot (Fulica atra) Science Article 1 abstract Variation in dimension of nests (external diameter, cup diameter and height), water depth at nesting sites, clutch sizes, egg sizes and hatching success was studied in Coots Fulica atra nesting on two lakes in Algeria in 1996-1997. The main idea of this paper is to provide basic data […]
Size and quality of the Coot Fulica atra territory in relation to age of its tenants and neighbors.
Coot (Fulica atra) Science Article 5 abstract The size and composition of the breeding territory of the Coot Fulica atra has been studied in relation to the age of the breeding birds, the age of their neighbours, and the date of arrival in the territory. Old pairs arrive earlier than young pairs. Old pairs have […]
Wintering swans Cygnus spp. and Coot Fulica atra in the Oresund,South Sweden, in relation to available food recources
Coot (Fulica atra) Science Article 3 abstract In connection with the building of a Fixed Link (bridge-arti.cial island-tunnel) between Sweden and Denmark intensive studies of waterfowl and benthic fauna and .ora in the Oresund were undertaken as a part of the Environmental Impact Assessment Study. This paper analysis the occurrences of staging and wintering herbivores […]
American Coot kills Yellow-headed Blackbird nestlings
American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 6 abstract I know of only one witnessed predation event by an American Coot (Fulica americana) on a vertebrate-a nestling Redwinged Blackbirds. PETER L. HURD, Wilson Bull., 104(3), 1992, pp. 552-553 Download article download full text (pdf)
Voice Differences between sexes in the American Coot
American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 3 abstract American Coot (Fulica americana) exhibits no sexual dimorphism in plumage characters and although the males average about seven per cent larger than females. I have found, however, that the sexes can be recognized by differences in voice. Gordon W. GULLION, FROM FIELD AND STUDY Download article download […]
SPECIES PROFILE
American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 5 abstract American Coots are likely among the birds on any wetland in Minnesota. It’s easy to mistake a coot for a duck but they’re in the rail family (Rallidae). They are the most abundant and widely-distributed rail species in North America because of their adaptability to almost any […]
Lipophilic organic compounds in lake sediment and Americancoot (Fulica americana) tissues, both affected and unaffected byavian vacuolar myelinopathy
American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 1 abstract Avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM) is a disease of unknown etiology, which has been diagnosed in a variety ofbirds from surface water reservoirs in the southeastern United States.Pathology suggests a natural or anthropogeniccompound may be the cause of this disease.With the goal of identifying the toxicant that causes […]
THE DISPLAYS AND CALLS OF THE AMERICAN COOT
American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 4 abstract DISPLAYS and calls are of paramount importance in the social behavior of birds. A call or the exposure of some bright plumage spot may serve as a social releaser to communicate one bird’s attitude or intentions to other birds, whether aggressive or friendly. This being the case, […]
The status of the American Coot wintering in Mexico
American Coot (Fulica americana) Science Article 2 abstract The status of the American Coot wintering in Mexico A. Perez-Arteaga and K. J. Gaston, Acta zool. Mex. 20(1): 253-263, 2004 Download article download full text (pdf)