Timing of Breeding and Breeding Performance in a Population of Greenshanks (Tringa nebularia)

10.2307/4701 ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. A. Thompson ◽  
P. S. Thompson ◽  
D. Nethersole-Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Timing Of Breeding ◽  
Breeding Performance

scholarly journals Does timing of breeding matter less where the grass is greener? Seasonal declines in breeding performance differ between regions in an endangered endemic raptor

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 23-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Sophie Garcia-Heras ◽  
Beatriz Arroyo ◽  
François Mougeot ◽  
Arjun Amar ◽  
Robert E. Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Timing Of Breeding ◽  
Breeding Performance

Effect of altitudinal migration within a watershed on the reproductive success of American dippers

2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 800-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy A Morrissey
Keyword(s):  
Timing Of Breeding ◽  
Breeding Performance ◽  
Elevation Gradients ◽  
Cinclus Mexicanus ◽  
Altitudinal Migration ◽  
Main River ◽  
Lower Elevation ◽  
American Dipper ◽  
Migratory Status ◽  
Second Clutch

Distinct changes occur in the distribution of American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus Swainson, 1827) populations during the breeding season. Small numbers of American dippers remain resident on the wintering site, while the majority of birds make short altitudinal movements upstream. Therefore, American dippers breed over large elevation gradients within a watershed, using both the main river and its associated tributaries. I hypothesized that altitudinal migration of American dippers would affect their timing of breeding and ultimately their productivity. Additionally, since the main river and its tributaries differ in habitat, elevation, and nesting substrates, I hypothesized that these variables would also influence American dipper breeding performance. In the Chilliwack watershed of British Columbia, Canada, I followed 99 pairs of American dippers: 23 in 1999, 40 in 2000, and 36 in 2001, of which approximately 65% were residents and 35% were migrants. Resident pairs on the lower elevation river initiated nests earlier and a greater proportion had second broods, contributing to slightly higher nest success and annual productivity compared with migrants on tributaries. Reduced productivity was primarily associated with later onset of breeding, which increased the likelihood that nests were lost to predation or flooding and reduced the probability of initiating a second clutch. Timing of breeding was affected by migratory status and year, but elevation and habitat did not directly influence breeding performance.

scholarly journals Breeding performance and timing of breeding of inland and coastal breeding CormorantsPhalacrocorax carboin England and Wales

Bird Study ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart E. Newson ◽  
Baz Hughes ◽  
Richard Hearn ◽  
Thomas Bregnballe
Keyword(s):  
Timing Of Breeding ◽  
Breeding Performance ◽  
England And Wales

Breeding Performance in the Western Gull: Effects of Parental Age, Timing of Breeding and Year in Relation to Food Availability

10.2307/5450 ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Sydeman ◽  
Jay F. Penniman ◽  
Teresa M. Penniman ◽  
Peter Pyle ◽  
David G. Ainley
Keyword(s):  
Food Availability ◽  
Timing Of Breeding ◽  
Parental Age ◽  
Breeding Performance ◽  
Western Gull

Annual variation in the timing of breeding, pre‑breeding foraging areas and corticosterone levels in an Arctic population of black-legged kittiwakes

2014 ◽  
Vol 496 ◽  
pp. 233-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Goutte ◽  
F Angelier ◽  
C Bech ◽  
C Clément-Chastel ◽  
G Dell’Omo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Annual Variation ◽  
Timing Of Breeding

scholarly journals Effects of seed-rich habitat provision on territory density, home range and breeding performance of European Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
JENNY C. DUNN ◽  
ANTONY J. MORRIS ◽  
PHILIP V. GRICE ◽  
WILL J. PEACH
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Output ◽  
Food Limitation ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Breeding Performance ◽  
Ranging Behaviour ◽  
Local Abundance ◽  
Turtle Dove ◽  
Human Habitation ◽  
Territory Density ◽  
Streptopelia Turtur

Summary Conservation measures providing food-rich habitats through agri-environment schemes (AES) have the potential to affect the demography and local abundance of species limited by food availability. The European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur is one of Europe’s fastest declining birds, with breeding season dietary changes coincident with a reduction in reproductive output suggesting food limitation during breeding. In this study we provided seed-rich habitats at six intervention sites over a 4-year period and tested for impacts of the intervention on breeding success, ranging behaviour and the local abundance of territorial turtle doves. Nesting success and chick biometrics were unrelated to the local availability of seed-rich habitat or to the proximity of intervention plots. Nestling weight was higher close to human habitation consistent with an influence of anthropogenic supplementary food provision. Small home ranges were associated with a high proportion of non-farmed habitats, while large home ranges were more likely to contain seed-rich habitat suggesting that breeding doves were willing to travel further to utilize such habitat where available. Extensively managed grassland and intervention plot fields were selected by foraging turtle doves. A slower temporal decline in the abundance of breeding males on intervention sites probably reflects enhanced habitat suitability during territory settlement. Refining techniques to deliver sources of sown, natural, and supplementary seed that are plentiful, accessible, and parasite-free is likely to be crucial for the conservation of turtle doves.

Inter-annual and inter-colony variability in breeding performance of four colonies of short-tailed shearwaters

2021 ◽  
pp. 151498
Author(s):  
Cassandra A. Price ◽  
Timothy J. Emery ◽  
Klaas Hartmann ◽  
Eric J. Woehler ◽  
Ross Monash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Performance
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