Carry-Over Effects of Winter Location Contribute to Variation in Timing of Nest Initiation and Clutch Size in Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans)

• Published in: The Auk
• Main Authors: Jason L. Schamber, James S. Sedinger, David H. Ward
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Ornithological Society 2012
• Subjects: Baja; Brant; Pacific; Branta bernicla; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2012.11249

We assessed carry-over effects from winter location on timing of nest initiation and clutch size of Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) using observations of individually marked brant breeding at the Tutakoke River colony in Alaska, and wintering along a latitudinal gradient at three areas on th...