Fitness and physiological parameters of juvenile Cory’s shearwaters before and after fledging: [...]
Main objective
The main goal of this topic is to evaluate the fitness and physiological condition of Cory’s Shearwater fledglings rescued by volunteers.
Available data
In seabirds, juvenile survival at sea is positively correlated with body condition at fledging. In addition, fledglings are disoriented by artificial lights during their flights from their nests to the sea, and many of them fall on the ground and are rescued by volunteers to mitigate
- induced mortality. The student will have the opportunity to take part in fieldwork on the colonies and during rescue campaigns, collecting biometrics and physiological parameters for analysis. This topic is developed within the project LIFE Natura@night.
Proposed tasks
- Join the fieldwork sessions
- Monitor colonies and participate in ringing campaigns
- Collect data during rescue campaigns
- Submit the work in a
- reviewed journal
Framework of the topic
- Is the topic part of an ongoing project/study? Yes – funded project
- Is there any financial support? Yes: fieldwork/material
Supervisor/tutor
Cátia Gouveia, SPEA Madeira | catia. gouveia@spea. pt
Other opportunities
Topic proposals for internship/Masters theses at SPEA 2024
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