Evaluation of a clutch‐containment method during hatch in geese: Using resident Canada geese as an example
Abstract Disruption associated with nest visits during the hatch period of waterfowl can cause partial abandonment of hatchlings, potentially causing bias in the survival of marked birds. We evaluated the use of a mesh clutch‐containment bag to capture and mark entire broods of 151 resident Canada g...
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| description | Abstract Disruption associated with nest visits during the hatch period of waterfowl can cause partial abandonment of hatchlings, potentially causing bias in the survival of marked birds. We evaluated the use of a mesh clutch‐containment bag to capture and mark entire broods of 151 resident Canada goose (Branta canadensis) nests, prior to hatch, while minimizing observer‐caused disruption during brooding. The study was conducted in New Jersey, USA, from April to June 2010. No differences were found in hatch success or the number of hatchlings marked between contained clutches and the control group. Although this technique was not beneficial in studying gosling survival in temperate nesting populations, it may be effective in sub‐Arctic nesting conditions where nest visits are conducted using a more invasive approach such as a helicopter. © 2012 The Wildlife Society. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f61186ffb7cb42129b8ef58562275e352024-12-16T11:25:55ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55402012-06-0136237637910.1002/wsb.127Evaluation of a clutch‐containment method during hatch in geese: Using resident Canada geese as an exampleKatherine B. Guerena0Paul M. Castelli1Theodore C. Nichols2Christopher K. Williams3Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, 249 Townsend Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USANew Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Nacote Creek Research Station, 360 N New York Road, Port Republic, NJ 08241, USANew Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, 2201 County Route 631, Woodbine, NJ 08270, USADepartment of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, 253 Townsend Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USAAbstract Disruption associated with nest visits during the hatch period of waterfowl can cause partial abandonment of hatchlings, potentially causing bias in the survival of marked birds. We evaluated the use of a mesh clutch‐containment bag to capture and mark entire broods of 151 resident Canada goose (Branta canadensis) nests, prior to hatch, while minimizing observer‐caused disruption during brooding. The study was conducted in New Jersey, USA, from April to June 2010. No differences were found in hatch success or the number of hatchlings marked between contained clutches and the control group. Although this technique was not beneficial in studying gosling survival in temperate nesting populations, it may be effective in sub‐Arctic nesting conditions where nest visits are conducted using a more invasive approach such as a helicopter. © 2012 The Wildlife Society.https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.127Branta canadensisCanada gooseclutchgoslingNew Jerseysurvival |
| spellingShingle | Katherine B. Guerena Paul M. Castelli Theodore C. Nichols Christopher K. Williams Evaluation of a clutch‐containment method during hatch in geese: Using resident Canada geese as an example Wildlife Society Bulletin Branta canadensis Canada goose clutch gosling New Jersey survival |
| title | Evaluation of a clutch‐containment method during hatch in geese: Using resident Canada geese as an example |
| title_full | Evaluation of a clutch‐containment method during hatch in geese: Using resident Canada geese as an example |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of a clutch‐containment method during hatch in geese: Using resident Canada geese as an example |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of a clutch‐containment method during hatch in geese: Using resident Canada geese as an example |
| title_short | Evaluation of a clutch‐containment method during hatch in geese: Using resident Canada geese as an example |
| title_sort | evaluation of a clutch containment method during hatch in geese using resident canada geese as an example |
| topic | Branta canadensis Canada goose clutch gosling New Jersey survival |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.127 |
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