Breeding habitat preference and nest success of Red-necked Phalaropes on Niglintgak Island, Northwest Territories

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Walpole, Bree, Nol, Erica, Johnston, Vicky
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2008
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Niglintgak Island; Phalaropus lobatus; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z08-119; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/Z08-119; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/Z08-119

Red-necked Phalaropes ( Phalaropus lobatus (L., 1758)) breed throughout arctic and subarctic wetlands. These wetlands provide Red-necked Phalaropes dense graminoid habitat that shelters and conceals nests, and freshwater ponds where phalaropes engage in social interactions and feed on small aquatic...