Accidental Egg Removal by Incubating Piping Plovers

White, Corie L.; Brigham, R. Mark; Davis, Stephen K.

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“…Overall, we found that predators spent more time near exclosed nests than unexclosed nests, which may explain the increase in adult mortality observed at exclosed nests in previous studies (e.g., Murphy et al 2003; Maslo and Lockwood 2009). When encountering predators of adults (e.g., fox, raptors), Piping Plovers escape by running from the nest or taking flight (Niehaus et al 2004;White et al 2009; this study). The design of exclosures would make both modes of escape difficult or impossible.…”

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Do nest exclosures affect the behaviour of Piping Plovers (Charadriusmelodus melodus) and their predators?

BeaulieuG.

AustinD.

2014

Can. J. Zool.

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Predators are a threat to many ground-nesting shorebirds; however, nest exclosures are a tool used by managers to reduce nest predation. Others have found that nest exclosures increase hatching success, but there has been concern that they may also increase adult mortality and nest abandonment. We examined the effects of nest exclosures on the behaviour of incubating Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus melodus Ord, 1824) and their predators on nesting beaches in eastern Canada. Using a combination of field observations, video monitoring, and an artificial nest experiment, we found that adult incubation behaviour did not differ between exclosed and unexclosed nests. Predators, however, visited exclosed nests more often than unexclosed nests and spent more time in the vicinity of exclosed nests than unexclosed nests at one of our sites. These findings suggest that concerns over increased adult mortality and nest abandonment are plausible and require further study. Résumé :Les prédateurs sont une menace pour plusieurs espèces de limicoles nichant au sol et sont souvent contrôlés par des méthodes de gestion comme les exclos. Les exclos agissent comme barrières contre les prédateurs sur les nids et augmentent le niveau d'éclosion. Par contre, ils sont aussi associés avec un tôt plus élevé de mortalité chez les adultes et d'abandon des nids. Nous avons examiné les effets des exclos sur le comportement du pluvier siffleur (Charadrius melodus melodus Ord, 1824) nicheur et de leurs prédateurs sur les plages de nidification de l'Est du Canada. En combinant nos observations sur le terrain et la surveillance par vidéo tout en faisant une expérience de nids artificiels, nous avons trouvé que le comportement du pluvier siffleur nichant n'est pas différent entre les nids protégés par exclos et les non-protégés. Les prédateurs ont cependant visité les nids protégés par exclos plus souvent que les nids non-protégés et ils ont aussi passé plus de temps près des exclos que des nids sans exclos. Ces résultats pourraient aider à expliquer le lien entre la protection des nids par exclos et le tôt plus élevé de mortalité chez les adultes et d'abandon de nids.

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Do nest exclosures affect the behaviour of Piping Plovers (Charadriusmelodus melodus) and their predators?

BeaulieuG.

AustinD.

2014

Can. J. Zool.

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How does evolution against brood parasites reshape or modify an instinctive behaviour in birds?

Yang,

Wang,

Luo

et al. 2024

Animal Behaviour

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Conservation of Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) in North America: science, successes, and challenges¹This review is part of the virtual symposium “Flagship Species – Flagship Problems” that deals with ecology, biodiversity and management issues, and climate impacts on species at risk and of Canadian importance, including the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), and caribou (Rangifer tarandus).

Gratto‐Trevor

Abbott

2011

Can. J. Zool.

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There are only about 8000 Piping Plovers ( Charadrius melodus Ord, 1834) in existence. Because they depend on environments that are under intense human pressures and controls in both their breeding and wintering grounds, these birds and their habitats are highly managed in many areas across their range. Efforts to recover this endangered and threatened species have engaged thousands of people from Newfoundland to the Caribbean, and have provoked a ground-swell of public support and, at times, fury, as well as a considerable body of research. Although populations have increased substantially in the U.S. Atlantic and U.S. Great Lakes, this is not true of all regions. Significant issues still exist with respect to the efficacy of predator management; need for more accurate model input information; effects of climate, pollutants, and water management; habitat loss and degradation from recreation and development; and whether the cost and effort of management for this species can be maintained or increased where needed.

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Accidental Egg Removal by Incubating Piping Plovers

Cited by 4 publications

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Do nest exclosures affect the behaviour of Piping Plovers (Charadriusmelodus melodus) and their predators?

Do nest exclosures affect the behaviour of Piping Plovers (Charadriusmelodus melodus) and their predators?

How does evolution against brood parasites reshape or modify an instinctive behaviour in birds?

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