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Southwestern Naturalist | 2005

Patterns of occurrence and abundance of land birds on Espíritu Santo Island, Gulf of California, México

Roberto Carmona; Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos; José Alfredo Castillo-Guerrero; Georgina Brabata

Abstract Land-bird density on Espíritu Santo Island, lower Gulf of California, Mexico, was determined bimonthly from November 1998 to October 1999. Bird density was quantified in 4 habitats on the island using the line transect sampling method. Fiftyeight species were recorded, of which 44 were detected in the transects and the other 14 in adjacent sites. The highest bird densities were observed in March and June, coincident with the lowest rainfall months in the neighboring peninsular mainland. Average density (birds/ha) was highest in alluvial fans (18.14) and lowest in mesas (8.08). Migratory bird density on the island was relatively low and commonly less than 10% of the observed total density. The average land-bird density on the island (13.29/ha) was greater than that previously recorded.


Waterbirds | 2013

Phenotypic Sexing of Marbled Godwits (Limosa Fedoa): A Molecular Validation

Víctor Ayala-Pérez; Roberto Carmona; Allan j. Baker; Adrian H. Farmer; Roberto Félix Uraga; Nallely Arce

Abstract.— Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa) do not present obvious sexual dimorphism, although females are known to be slightly larger than males, on average. During the nonbreeding seasons between August 2007 and April 2009, a noninvasive technique was tested that might permit phenotypic identification of sex in a large sample of individuals from the most important wintering area, Guerrero Negro, México. Blood samples (n = 577) were used for molecular sexing. For phenotypic sexing, culmen length was selected because it had the greatest sexual dimorphism. A normal distribution curve for culmen length of each sex and the overlapping area between the two curves was calculated and used to minimize the probability of error in identifying the sex of each individual. Using the criterion that males had a culmen length ≤ 106 mm and females ≥ 108 mm, the sex of 96.4% of the individuals would be correctly identified, 2.8% would be regarded as indeterminate and 0.8% would be sexed erroneously. A discriminant analysis using bill length and other commonly used phenotypic measurements did not improve success in predicting sex. The results indicate that culmen length is a useful measure for sex determination in Marbled Godwit. Identification of the sex of Marbled Godwits in the field offers new possibilities to study life histories of both sexes. In Guerrero Negro, the sex ratio of Marbled Godwits was heavily male-biased biased (2:1), suggesting latitudinal segregation by sex.


Southwestern Entomologist | 2017

Riqueza Temporal de Odonatos (Odonata) en el Oasis San Pedro del Palmar, Baja California Sur, México

Gerardo Marrón; Adriana Hernández-Álvarez; Roberto Carmona

Debido a sus requerimientos reproductivos los odonatos se distribuyen principalmente en ambientes dulceacuícolas, por lo que la riqueza específica en zonas áridas suele ser baja. En México se han registrado 355 especies (GonzálezSoriano y Novelo-Gutiérrez 2014), mientras que en Baja California Sur, la riqueza reportada es de 57 especies (Marrón et al. 2015). En Baja California Sur un ambiente conspicuo aunque escaso son los oasis, estos son refugio de vegetación mesófila y funcionan como atrayentes de la fauna, al ofrecer una mayor cantidad y variedad de recursos que las zonas áridas circundantes (Ruíz-Campos et al. 2014). Para el oasis de San Pedro del Palmar, al suroeste del estado, existen diferentes investigaciones descriptivas, que incluyen vegetación (Arriaga et al. 1997) y macroartrópodos (Jiménez et al. 1997), aunque respecto a estos últimos, las descripciones se refieren a ocho familias de insectos, sin considerar los odonatos. Dado que Odonata es sensible a cambios en el entorno y es además un componente importante en las tramas tróficas, ha sido utilizado como indicador del estado de “salud” de los ambientes (v. gr. Mabry y Dettman 2010). Pese a lo anterior no existen estudios sobre las comunidades de odonatos en el estado; por lo que el objetivo de este trabajo fue describir las variaciones temporales en la riqueza de odonatos durante un ciclo anual en el oasis de San Pedro del Palmar. San Pedro del Palmar (23.3941°, -110.2122°) es un pequeño oasis (20 ha) localizado a 6 km al sur del pueblo de Todos Santos, en el extremo sudoccidental de la península de Baja California. El clima de la región es árido con lluvias de verano, la temperatura media anual es de 21.6°C y la precipitación de 150 mm (INEGI 1996). En el oasis el espejo de agua es permanente con notorias fluctuaciones, presenta un sustrato básicamente arenoso (Ruíz-Campos et al. 2014). La vegetación más conspicua al interior del espejo de agua es el tule (Typha dominguensis) y el carrizo (Phragmites australis); mientras que en la tierra predomina la palma de taco (Washingtonia robusta) (Arriaga et al. 1997). El oasis se visitó una vez al mes por un año, de septiembre 2014 a agosto 2015. En cada visita un equipo mínimo de dos personas recorrió el humedal durante c. a. seis horas, anotando todas las especies presentes. El recorrido ________________________


Southwestern Naturalist | 2002

Current Distribution Status of the White-Faced Ibis, Plegadis chihi, in the Peninsula of Baja California, Mexico, with Special Reference to the Region of La Paz

Roberto Carmona; Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos; José Alfredo Castillo-Guerrero; Margarita Zamora-Orozco

Departamento de Biologia Marina, Universidad Aut6noma de Baja California Sur, Apartado Postal 19-B, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23000, Mixico (RC, JACG, and MZO) Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Aut6noma de Baja California, Apartado Postal 1653, Ensenada, Baja California 22800, Mixico (GRC-United States mailing address = PMB 064, RO0. Box 189003-064, Coronado, CA 92178) * Correspondent: beauty@uabcs. mx


Fish and Fisheries | 2007

Marine extinctions revisited

Pablo del Monte-Luna; Daniel Lluch-Belda; Elisa Serviere-Zaragoza; Roberto Carmona; Héctor Reyes-Bonilla; David Aurioles-Gamboa; José Luis Castro-Aguirre; Sergio A. Guzmán del Próo; Oscar Trujillo-Millán; Barry W. Brook


Ciencias Marinas | 1998

Distribución espaciotemporal de aves en la Salina de Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, México

Roberto Carmona; Gustavo D. Danemann


Archive | 2002

Migratory shorebirds in the Guerrero Negro Saltworks, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Gustavo D. Danemann; Roberto Carmona; Guillermo Fern


Archive | 2008

Update to the Status of the Red Knot Calidris canutus in the Western Hemisphere, February 2008

Lawrence J. Niles; Humphrey P. Sitters; Amanda Dey; Allan J. Baker; Roberto Carmona; Nigel A. Clark; Carmen Espoz; Patricia M. González; Brian A. Harrington; Daniel E. Hernandez; Kevin S. Kalasz; Ricardo Matus; William Pitts; Robert A. Robinson; Inês L. Serrano; Punta Arenas


The Wilson Journal of Ornithology | 1995

Hatching, growth, and mortality of magnificent frigatebird chicks in southern Baja California

Roberto Carmona; Juan Guzman; Juan E Elorduy


Archive | 2008

Abundance and phenology of Red Knots in the Guerrero Negro-Ojo de Liebre coastal lagoon complex, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Roberto Carmona; Nallely Arce; Víctor Ayala-Pérez; Gustavo D. Danemann

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Víctor Ayala-Pérez

Instituto Politécnico Nacional

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Nallely Arce

Autonomous University of Baja California

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Gustavo D. Danemann

Autonomous University of Baja California

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Luis Francisco Mendoza

Autonomous University of Baja California

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Gerardo Marrón

Autonomous University of Baja California

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Georgina Brabata

Instituto Politécnico Nacional

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Héctor Reyes Bonilla

Autonomous University of Baja California

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José Alfredo Castillo-Guerrero

Autonomous University of Baja California

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Juan Guzman

Autonomous University of Baja California

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Adriana Hernández-Álvarez

Autonomous University of Baja California

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