Effects of Experience and Body Weight on Incubation Behavior of Canada Geese

• Published in: The Auk
• Main Authors: Aldrich, Thomas W., Raveling, Dennis G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 1983
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; Recess; Branta canadensis
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/100.3.670; http://academic.oup.com/auk/article-pdf/100/3/670/30079502/auk0670.pdf

Abstract During 1979 and 1980, we studied the incubation behavior and body-weight dynamics of captive Canada Geese (Branta canadensis moffitti) with known breeding histories. Females were attentive to their nests for 97.5% of the incubation period and lost 27% of their initial body weight. Heavier f...