Temporal flexibility of reproduction in temperate-breeding dabbling ducks

I compared nesting intervals during three consecutive years in five species of temperate-nesting dabbling ducks (Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos], Northern Pintail [Anas acuta], Northern Shoveler [Anas clypeata], Blue-winged Teal [Anas discors], Gadwall [Anas strepera]) and assessed whether differences...

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Published inThe Auk Vol. 117; no. 3; p. 640
Main Author Krapu, Gary L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Waco American Ornithological Society 01.07.2000
Subjects
Animal reproduction
Ornithology
Wildfowl
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Summary:I compared nesting intervals during three consecutive years in five species of temperate-nesting dabbling ducks (Mallard [Anas platyrhynchos], Northern Pintail [Anas acuta], Northern Shoveler [Anas clypeata], Blue-winged Teal [Anas discors], Gadwall [Anas strepera]) and assessed whether differences existed in timing of refractoriness. Most nesting by females of all five species ended by the summer solstice.
ISSN:2732-4613
DOI:10.1642/0004-8038(2000)117[0640:TFORIT]2.0.CO;2