Intraspecific nest parasitism in the grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus )

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuhiro Yamaguchi ◽  
Takashi Saitou
Keyword(s):  
Nest Parasitism ◽  
Grey Starling ◽  
Intraspecific Nest Parasitism

scholarly journals Adoption of Young and Intraspecific Nest Parasitism in Barnacle Geese

The Condor ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 860-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharmila Choudhury ◽  
Catherine S. Jones ◽  
Jeffrey M. Black ◽  
Jouke Prop
Keyword(s):  
Nest Parasitism ◽  
Barnacle Geese ◽  
Intraspecific Nest Parasitism

INTRASPECIFIC NEST PARASITISM IN THE STARLING STURNUS VULGARIS

Ibis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Yom-Tov ◽  
G. M. Dunnet A. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Sturnus Vulgaris ◽  
Nest Parasitism ◽  
Intraspecific Nest Parasitism

scholarly journals Frequency, Timing and Costs of Intraspecific Nest Parasitism in the Common Eider

The Condor ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 871-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory J. Robertson ◽  
Michelle D. Watson ◽  
Fred Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Common Eider ◽  
Nest Parasitism ◽  
The Common ◽  
Intraspecific Nest Parasitism

PARTIAL CLUTCH PREDATION, DILUTION OF PREDATION RISK, AND THE EVOLUTION OF INTRASPECIFIC NEST PARASITISM

The Auk ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 679-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHARLOTTE L. ROY NIELSEN ◽  
PATRICIA G. PARKER ◽  
ROBERT J. GATES
Keyword(s):  
Predation Risk ◽  
Nest Parasitism ◽  
Intraspecific Nest Parasitism

Frequency-Dependent Fitness Consequences of Intraspecific Nest Parasitism in Snow Geese

Evolution ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1436 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Lank ◽  
Robert F. Rockwell ◽  
Fred Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Nest Parasitism ◽  
Frequency Dependent ◽  
Snow Geese ◽  
Fitness Consequences ◽  
Intraspecific Nest Parasitism

Intraspecific nest parasitism in Red-breasted Mergansers

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 2454-2458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew D. Young ◽  
Rodger D. Titman
Keyword(s):  
New Brunswick ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
Clutch Size ◽  
Embryo Development ◽  
Nest Parasitism ◽  
Mergus Serrator ◽  
Intraspecific Nest Parasitism ◽  
Reproductive Tactic ◽  
Nesting Season

We studied intraspecific nest parasitism in an island nesting population of Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator) in New Brunswick. Of the nests examined, 64% contained eggs from more than one female. This estimate is probably low because the criteria to detect parasitism were conservative. Parasitized nests were initiated, on average, 3 days earlier than normal nests. Parasitic laying occurred throughout the nesting season. A larger proportion of eggs hatched from normal (89%) than from parasitized (75%) nests because 14% of the eggs in parasitized nests were laid during the host's incubation period and failed to hatch in time. A greater percentage of eggs hatched from parasitized nests during the peak nesting period. Parasitized and normal nests produced the same number of ducklings. There was no difference in the percentage of dead, infertile, and lost eggs from normal compared to parasitized nests. The number of nests containing at least one dead egg increased with clutch size. Most host females accepted parasitic eggs during incubation without deserting. Incubation was prolonged on parasitized nests and on nests with low synchronization of embryo development. Nest parasitism is a common reproductive tactic in at least some female Red-breasted Mergansers.

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