Sterna
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Sterna (Megaceryle, Sterna) preys on:
Atherinidae
Istiophoridae
Clevelandia
Fundulus
Myoxocephalus
Based on studies in:
USA: New York, Long Island (Marine)
USA: California (Estuarine, Intertidal, Littoral)
USA: Massachusetts, Cape Ann (Marine, Sublittoral)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- G. M. Woodwell, Toxic substances and ecological cycles, Sci. Am. 216(3):24-31, from pp. 26-27 (March 1967).
- G. E. MacGinitie, Ecological aspects of a California marine estuary, Am. Midland Nat. 16(5):629-765, from p. 652 (1935).
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 272 (1947).
- R. W. Dexter, The marine communities of a tidal inlet at Cape Ann, Massachusetts: a study in bio-ecology, Ecol. Monogr. 17:263-294, from p. 284 (1947).
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records: 108
Specimens with Sequences: 66
Specimens with Barcodes: 66
Species: 11
Species With Barcodes: 11
Public Records: 52
Public Species: 10
Public BINs: 10
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Sterna
Sterna is a genus of terns in the bird family Sternidae. It used to encompass most "white" terns indiscriminately, but mtDNA sequence comparisons have recently determined that this arrangement is paraphyletic (Bridge et al., 2005). It is now restricted to the typical large white terns occurring near-globally in coastal regions.
Classification[edit]
- Genus Sterna - typical white terns
- Forster's tern Sterna forsteri
- Snowy-crowned tern Sterna trudeaui
- Common tern Sterna hirundo
- Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
- White-fronted tern Sterna striata
- Black-naped tern Sterna sumatrana
- South American tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Antarctic tern Sterna vittata
- Kerguelen tern Sterna virgata
- Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
- River tern Sterna aurantia
- Black-bellied tern Sterna acuticauda (possibly Chlidonias)
- White-cheeked tern Sterna repressa (possibly Chlidonias)
- Fairy tern moved to Sternula nereis
References[edit]
- Bridge, E. S.; Jones, A. W. & Baker, A. J. (2005): A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35: 459–469. PDF fulltext.
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Size: small to large. Plumage: white and various shades of grey or black; most with deeply forked tails. Other characters: tarsus short; bill equal to or longer than head, red and/or yellow; legs red or yellow. <389>
- Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London.
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Depth range based on 14927 specimens in 32 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 7967 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 0
Temperature range (°C): -1.621 - 29.128
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.037 - 30.285
Salinity (PPS): 6.428 - 37.870
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.463 - 9.061
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.052 - 2.073
Silicate (umol/l): 0.609 - 79.917
Graphical representation
Temperature range (°C): -1.621 - 29.128
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.037 - 30.285
Salinity (PPS): 6.428 - 37.870
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.463 - 9.061
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.052 - 2.073
Silicate (umol/l): 0.609 - 79.917
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Sterna (Megaceryle, Sterna) is prey of:
Laridae
Homo sapiens
Based on studies in:
USA: California (Estuarine, Intertidal, Littoral)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- G. E. MacGinitie, Ecological aspects of a California marine estuary, Am. Midland Nat. 16(5):629-765, from p. 652 (1935).
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| Rights holder/Author | Cynthia Sims Parr, Joel Sachs, SPIRE |
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