1986/01/01 by Roger B. Clapp, W.B. Robertson · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · Environmental Science · #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Biology #Ecology #Engineering #Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies #Fish Ecology and Management Studies #Fishery #Geography #Nesting (process) #Zoology
paper · doi:10.2307/1521152
published in Colonial Waterbirds 9(1), 113
openalex publication_date 1986/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
-In both 1984 and 1985 Masked Boobies ( Sula dactylatra) attempted to nest on sandy islets at the Dry Tortugas, Florida. Nesting attempts failed because the nest sites were washed away by summer storms. It seems likely that this species will eventually nest there successfully and will establish a small breeding population. This is the first documented nesting by this species in the contiguous United States.