Relaying propensity and characteristics of replacement clutches of Leach’s Storm-Petrels ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa )

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Bond, Alexander L., Hobson, Keith A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2015
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Newfoundland; Canada; Gull Island; Oceanodroma leucorhoa
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2014-0110; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2014-0110; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2014-0110

Animals with low fecundity, such as seabirds, invest heavily into one or a few eggs per breeding attempt. The loss of these eggs can mean that individuals abandon breeding or invest in a replacement clutch. However, the ability of females to replace clutches may be costly and so replacement clutches...