Original title:
Životní strategie rybáka dlouhoocasého Sterna paradidaea
Authors:
HROMÁDKOVÁ, Tereza Document type: Doctoral theses
Year:
2024
Language:
eng Abstract:
This thesis is focused on the life strategy of the Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) and covers topics such as breeding biology, antipredation behaviour, human impact, and migration behaviour. The first study uncovers the mystery of the Arctic tern migration and focuses on the ecology of the remarkable journey concerning environmental factors such as wind conditions and food opportunities along the way. The second study compares the reaction of breeding Arctic terns to human disruption at two localities differing in terns experience with humans and discusses the potential habituation abilities of terns to human disturbances. The third study continues with the issue of human disturbance and discusses the correlation between disturbances, not only by humans but also by predators, and behaviour reactions in two Sterna species (the Arctic tern, the Antarctic tern - Sterna vitatta). The last study is focused on the abilities of predator recognition by Arctic terns with respect to various predators. Moreover, the study addresses the question of predator unfamiliarity and its consequences for behavioural response.
Keywords:
anthropogenic disturbance; antipredation behaviour; geolocator; incubation behaviour; migration strategy; Svalbard Citation: HROMÁDKOVÁ, Tereza. Životní strategie rybáka dlouhoocasého Sterna paradidaea. České Budějovice, 2024. disertační práce (Ph.D.). JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH. Přírodovědecká fakulta
Institution: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
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Document availability information: Fulltext is available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia. Original record: http://www.jcu.cz/vskp/45441