| [postnatal growth patterns in eight species of herons and egrets (ciconiiformes: ardeidae)]. | avian postnatal growth has received considerable attention and its ecological implications have been deeply analyzed. in this current paper, i describe the patterns of culmen and tarsus growth, as well as of weight gain patterns in eight species of herons and egrets (aves: ardeidae) found in the birama swamp in eastern cuba. between 1998 and 2006,714 nestlings of the following species were measured every two days: butorides virescens, bubulcus ibis, egretta thula, e. tricolor, e. caerulea, e. ru ... | 2011 | 21721238 |
| first description of adults of the type species of the genus glossocercus chandler, 1935 (cestoda: gryporhynchidae). | the type species of the genus glossocercus chandler, 1935, g. cyprinodontis chandler, 1935, was described as metacestode (larval stage) from the mesentery of the sheepshead minnow fish (cyprinodon variegatus lacépède) from galveston bay, texas. the description was based on the morphology of the rostellar hooks; however, the features of the internal morphology of the proglottides could no be provided. in the present study we describe for the first time the features of the adult g. cyprinodontis f ... | 2013 | 23539950 |
| a spatial model for the beneficial use of dredge spoil deposition: creation and management of breeding habitat for reddish egrets in texas. | many species of coastal waterbirds have faced population declines in recent years as a result of loss and degradation of habitat. the creation of new habitat through strategic placement of dredge spoil can be an effective tool to mitigate habitat loss. the use of dredge spoil islands for nesting, wintering, and migratory stopover habitat by waterbirds has been documented extensively over the past several decades. most of the reddish egret (egretta rufescens) breeding population in the united sta ... | 2020 | 32090798 |