Breeding Ecology of Mottled Ducks: A Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Bonczek ◽  
Kevin M. Ringelman
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Ecology

Breeding ecology of lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) in floodplains of the Nemunas River delta in 2006-2007

Ekologija ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Vitas Stanevičius ◽  
Mindaugas Mačiulis ◽  
Saulius Švažas
Keyword(s):  
River Delta ◽  
Breeding Ecology ◽  
Vanellus Vanellus

scholarly journals Nest site selection and breeding ecology of the Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) in Algeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. e01524
Author(s):  
Karim Loucif ◽  
Mohamed Cherif Maazi ◽  
Moussa Houhamdi ◽  
Haroun Chenchouni
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
Breeding Ecology

scholarly journals Tri-axial accelerometry shows differences in energy expenditure and parental effort throughout the breeding season in long-lived raptors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascual LÓPEZ-LÓPEZ ◽  
Arturo M PERONA ◽  
Olga EGEA-CASAS ◽  
Jon ETXEBARRIA MORANT ◽  
Vicente URIOS
Keyword(s):  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Parental Care ◽  
Breeding Season ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Experimental Manipulation ◽  
Biparental Care ◽  
Breeding Ecology ◽  
Parental Effort ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Movement Trajectories

Abstract Cutting-edge technologies are extremely useful to develop new workflows in studying ecological data, particularly to understand animal behaviour and movement trajectories at the individual level. Although parental care is a well-studied phenomenon, most studies have been focused on direct observational or video recording data, as well as experimental manipulation. Therefore, what happens out of our sight still remains unknown. Using high-frequency GPS/GSM dataloggers and tri-axial accelerometers we monitored 25 Bonelli’s eagles (Aquila fasciata) during the breeding season to understand parental activities from a broader perspective. We used recursive data, measured as number of visits and residence time, to reveal nest attendance patterns of biparental care with role specialization between sexes. Accelerometry data interpreted as the Overall Dynamic Body Acceleration, a proxy of energy expenditure, showed strong differences in parental effort throughout the breeding season and between sexes. Thereby, males increased substantially their energetic requirements, due to the increased workload, while females spent most of the time on the nest. Furthermore, during critical phases of the breeding season, a low percentage of suitable hunting spots in eagles’ territories led them to increase their ranging behaviour in order to find food, with important consequences in energy consumption and mortality risk. Our results highlight the crucial role of males in raptor species exhibiting biparental care. Finally, we exemplify how biologging technologies are an adequate and objective method to study parental care in raptors as well as to get deeper insight into breeding ecology of birds in general.

scholarly journals Breeding ecology and success of a reintroduced population of the endangered Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAOPING YU ◽  
XIA LI ◽  
ZHIPING HUO
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Radio Telemetry ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Breeding Ecology ◽  
Active Nest ◽  
Nipponia Nippon ◽  
Crested Ibis ◽  
South Slope ◽  
Reintroduced Population ◽  
Elaphe Carinata

SummaryReintroduction projects usually attempt to re-establish a self-sustaining population of endangered species within their historical ranges through the release of captive-bred individuals into the wild. We studied the breeding biology and nesting success of a reintroduced population of Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon in Ningshan County on the south slope of the Qinling Mountains of Shaannxi Province, China. From May 2007 to October 2011, 56 captive-bred individuals, composed of 26 females and 30 males, were released into the area and monitored using radio-telemetry. The average age of individuals at release was 5.2 ± 2.5 years for females and 6.4 ± 2.9 years for males. Mean clutch size was 3.14±1.06 (range 1-5). Mean number of fledglings per active nest was 1.57 ± 1.03 and mean number of fledglings per successful nest was 2.00 ± 0.87. Most of the fledglings survived to complete their post-fledging dispersal. Mean annual survival rate was 0.552 ± 0.064 for all released birds, 0.815 ± 0.054 for breeders, and 0.515 ± 0.058 for first year fledglings. The average number of young produced/year/pair was 1.57 ± 1.03 and the growth rate (λ) of the reintroduced population was 1.2193. We confirmed that starvation and predation by King Rat Snake Elaphe carinata were the main causes of death of released individuals, nestlings and fledglings. This is the first attempt to reintroduce captive-bred Crested Ibis to former natural habitat. The ability of captive-bred ibis to survive and breed successfully bodes well for future releases of this and other endangered species.

scholarly journals Breeding Ecology of the Red-Billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereusUnder Contrasting Environmental Conditions in the Gulf of California

Ardea ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Alfredo Castillo-Guerrero ◽  
Miguel A. Guevara-Medina ◽  
Eric Mellink
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Gulf Of California ◽  
Breeding Ecology

New Nesting Records and Breeding Ecology Observations of Rufous-legged Owls in the Mediterranean Temperate Forest of Central Chile

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martín A. H. Escobar ◽  
M. Angélica Vukasovic ◽  
Jorge A. Tomasevic ◽  
Sandra V. Uribe ◽  
Ana M. Venegas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Breeding Ecology ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Central Chile ◽  
Monterey Pine ◽  
Nestling Diet ◽  
Nestling Period ◽  
Nothofagus Forests ◽  
Southern Beech

ABSTRACT The Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) is the southernmost Strix owl species and its breeding ecology remains little known. We report new observations on the species' breeding ecology, including clutch size, egg size, duration of the incubation and nestling periods, and nestling diet. We conducted our observations on nests found during the summers of 1999 through 2004 in a forestry landscape of central Chile, dominated by Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) plantations with intermixed fragments of native southern beech (Nothofagus) forests. Clutch size was two eggs (n = 2 nests), with one egg larger than the other (mean = 48.8 × 40.1 mm). The incubation period was 30 d and the nestling period 34 d. We analyzed 10 pellets from nestling owls and identified 45 prey items, mostly dominated by large beetles, grasshoppers, and rodents (native and exotic). This information, though based on a limited number of nests, provides baseline ecological data that can inform future studies.

Migratory dynamics and characteristics of breeding pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from the Carp River, eastern Lake Superior

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 684-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas B. Noltie
Keyword(s):  
Lake Superior ◽  
Pink Salmon ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Gonad Maturation ◽  
Breeding Ecology ◽  
Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ◽  
Light Levels ◽  
Breeding Migration ◽  
Fish Remains

The pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) inhabiting the Great Lakes are unique to their species, the completion of their life cycles occurring entirely in fresh water. This report describes the breeding migration and characteristics of spawners from the Carp River, an eastern Lake Superior tributary 70 km north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Movement into the stream began at dusk each evening in 1983, seemingly in response to decreasing light levels. Nightly catch numbers varied through the 1983, 1984, and 1985 runs with date, river discharge, wind-generated turbulence, and water temperatures, although the influence of these factors differed with sex and season. Spawners varied in size through the runs each year but not in the same fashion. Spawner size and condition varied yearly in apparent response to prey abundance. Gonad maturation was complete on stream entry more often in males than in females, though this difference was less pronounced further upstream or after time spent in the river. Degree of secondary sexual character development, complete on stream entry in both sexes, differed in even- and odd-year spawners in relation to condition. The recovery rates of spawned-out males and females did not differ. Tagged fish wandered from the Carp River at a rate of at least 7%, many to spawn in adjacent streams. Despite between-year differences in some parameters, much of the breeding ecology of these fish remains comparable to that of anadromous pink salmon.

Breeding ecology of the fairy martin

1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. L. Magrath
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Season ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
First Year ◽  
Breeding Ecology ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Annual Productivity ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Colony Site ◽  
The One

The breeding biology of the fairy martin, Hirundo ariel, was studied over three years (1992–95) in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. Adult males and females in this population were morphologically similar, though only females acquired a brood patch during the breeding season. Colonies ranged in size from 8 to 29 nests. Birds arrived in the study area in September and usually commenced laying in October, though nesting activities were generally asynchronous both between and within colonies. Most colonies contained active nests until February. At least 16% of adults and 5% of fledglings, on average, returned to the study area in the following year. Returning adults generally nested at the same colony site as the previous year, while most first-year birds nested at sites other than their natal colony. Adult males were more likely to return than adult females. Clutch size ranged from 2 to 5, with a mean of 3.5, and declined over the season. The incubation period varied from 12 to 18 days with a mean of 13.7. A mean of 1.8 chicks fledged per completed clutch, while 60% of clutches produced at least one chick. The period from hatching to fledging varied from 17 to 32 days, with a mean of 22.1, and increased with brood size. Fledging success was highest during the middle of the breeding season. Adverse weather conditions, resulting in the abandonment of clutch and brood, were the most common cause of nest failure, and on several occasions also resulted in adult mortality. Almost half the breeding females produced at least two clutches in the one season. Pairs produced from 0 to 8 fledglings per season, with those that commenced nesting earlier in the season having higher annual productivity. These results are discussed in relation to the breeding ecology of other members of the Hirundinidae.

Breeding ecology of the Kentish Plover,Charadrius alexandrinus, in the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia

2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monif AlRashidi ◽  
András Kosztolányi ◽  
Mohammed Shobrak ◽  
Tamás Székely
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Breeding Ecology ◽  
Charadrius Alexandrinus ◽  
Farasan Islands ◽  
Kentish Plover
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