Mate Fidelity and Nesting Site Tenacity in the Killdeer

Lenington, Sarah; Mace, Terry

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“…Captive-rearing increased the number of young produced by a given number of breeding pairs by almost threefold. Breeding success of captive-reared adults was dimcult to determir~e because of low natal site fidelity in Killdeer (Lenington & Mace 1975;Haig & Oring 1988a). Page et al ( 1989 ) reported that released captive-reared Snowy Plovers (Charadr/us alexandrinus) successfully bred, fledged young, and increased produc.…”

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Augmenting Small Populations of Plovers: An Assessment of Cross‐Fostering and Captive‐Rearing

Powell

Cuthbert

1993

Conservation Biology

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This study compared the growth and behavioral development of parent‐reared, cross‐fostered, and captive‐reared Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) chicks. Common species were used to test these techniques for possible application to rare endangered forms. Parent‐reared chicks were raised naturally in the wild, cross‐fostered chicks were raised by Spotted Sandpipers (Actitis macularia) in the wild, and captive‐reared chicks were raised in captivity by humans. Both hatching and fledging success were significantly increased by captive‐rearing, and cross‐fostering produced approximately the same number of fledged young as natural parent‐rearing. Captive‐reared Killdeer chicks spent more time resting and less time feeding and stayed closer to siblings than cross‐fostered or parent‐reared chicks; these behavioral differences were not seen after release to the wild. Growth rates among the three groups were similar. All of the young Killdeer responded to Killdeer alarm calls. There was no evidence that captive‐reared and cross‐fostered Killdeer were negatively affected by their early experiences. Captive‐rearing is a viable management technique for augmenting small populations of endangered shorebirds, such as the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus). It is recommended over cross‐fostering because captive‐rearing is more flexible as a technique, produces more young, does not affect another species, and does not produce potential imprinting problems.

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Augmenting Small Populations of Plovers: An Assessment of Cross‐Fostering and Captive‐Rearing

Powell

Cuthbert

1993

Conservation Biology

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“…There are numerous published accounts of aspects of the breeding biology of the Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus (Davis 1943;Nickell 1943;Bunni 1959;Kushlan and Fisk 1972;Mace 1978;Lenington and Mace 1975). Those accounts referred primarily to Killdeers nesting in man-made habitats such as parking lots, lawns, gardens, etc., where the habitat was discontinuous and fragmented.…”

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Comparison of Killdeers, Charadrius vociferus, breeding in mainland and peninsular sites in southern Ontario

Nol,

Lambert

1984

The Canadian Field-Naturalist

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Habitat characteristics, nest initiation dates, hatching success and egg size are described and compared for Killdeers (Charadrius vociferus) nesting on Long Point, Ontario, and the nearby mainland. Killdeers on Long Point began nesting later, and had smaller clutch volumes, lower egg weights, and lower hatching success. Egg size of Killdeers in both habitats did not vary systematically with laying sequence. Breeding density on Long Point was higher during the second nesting attempt (early June) than during the first attempt (late April), but lower than that reported elsewhere.

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The effect of mate choice on speciation in snow petrels

Jouventin

Bried

2001

Animal Behaviour

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Mate Fidelity and Nesting Site Tenacity in the Killdeer

Cited by 20 publications

References 7 publications

Augmenting Small Populations of Plovers: An Assessment of Cross‐Fostering and Captive‐Rearing

Augmenting Small Populations of Plovers: An Assessment of Cross‐Fostering and Captive‐Rearing

Comparison of Killdeers, Charadrius vociferus, breeding in mainland and peninsular sites in southern Ontario

The effect of mate choice on speciation in snow petrels

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