Breeding of the Australian white Ibis Threskiornis molucca in the urban environment

Smith, ACM; Heidy Kikillus, K; Ross, G; Munro, U

Breeding of the Australian white Ibis Threskiornis molucca in the urban environment

Smith, ACM Heidy Kikillus, K Ross, G Munro, U

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Citation:: Corella, 2013, 37 (1), pp. 1 - 6
Issue Date:: 2013-03-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Smith, ACM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Heidy Kikillus, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ross, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Munro, U	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Corella, 2013, 37 (1), pp. 1 - 6	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0155-0438	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/27873
dc.description.abstract	The Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca has increased dramatically in the urban environment since the 1970s and requires management. Currently information on its breeding, a prerequisite for appropriate management, is scarce. We studied the reproduction of Australian White Ibises at two urban sites in the wider Sydney area over an entire year. In comparison to non-urban ibises, urban ibises had a longer breeding period, smaller egg volumes and clutch sizes, but a larger range in clutch sizes. The growth rate of ibis chicks is also described. Urban ibises also had a lower hatching success, but a higher mean number of fledglings/clutch and a higher reproductive success.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Corella	en_US
dc.title	Breeding of the Australian white Ibis Threskiornis molucca in the urban environment	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	37	en_US
utslib.for	0608 Zoology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of the Environment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	37	en_US

Abstract:

The Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca has increased dramatically in the urban environment since the 1970s and requires management. Currently information on its breeding, a prerequisite for appropriate management, is scarce. We studied the reproduction of Australian White Ibises at two urban sites in the wider Sydney area over an entire year. In comparison to non-urban ibises, urban ibises had a longer breeding period, smaller egg volumes and clutch sizes, but a larger range in clutch sizes. The growth rate of ibis chicks is also described. Urban ibises also had a lower hatching success, but a higher mean number of fledglings/clutch and a higher reproductive success.

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