Brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla feeding behaviour during incubation, Taïmyr Peninsula, Russia
International audience Incubating birds must balance the time and the energy invested in incubation with the energy acquisition for their survival. Many factors such as weather and predation inXuence this trade-oV. In Arctic geese, only females incubate, and they leave the nest regularly to feed whi...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-00183679v1 2024-02-27T08:38:14+00:00 Brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla feeding behaviour during incubation, Taïmyr Peninsula, Russia Poisbleau, Maud Dalloyau, Sébastien Fritz, Hervé Bost, Charles-André Ebbinge, Barwolt Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Max Planck Institute for Ornithology Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Alterra ALTERRA 2007-05 https://hal.science/hal-00183679 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-007-0295-x en eng HAL CCSD Springer Verlag info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00300-007-0295-x hal-00183679 https://hal.science/hal-00183679 doi:10.1007/s00300-007-0295-x ISSN: 0722-4060 EISSN: 1432-2056 Polar Biology https://hal.science/hal-00183679 Polar Biology, 2007, 30, pp.1343-1349. ⟨10.1007/s00300-007-0295-x⟩ [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2007 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-007-0295-x 2024-01-28T03:21:27Z International audience Incubating birds must balance the time and the energy invested in incubation with the energy acquisition for their survival. Many factors such as weather and predation inXuence this trade-oV. In Arctic geese, only females incubate, and they leave the nest regularly to feed while males invest in keeping their nests and mates safe. This study conducted on Big Bird Island (Taïmyr Peninsula) during the summer of 2004 examined the incubation behavior of dark-bellied brent geese Branta bernicla bernicla to assess the eVect of date, period of day and weather conditions on the incubation and feeding behaviors of females and males. Females were at their nests only for 65% of the total time observed. This very low value, compared to other goose species, could be the result of the combined eVects of good weather conditions, low predation pressure and opportunities to feed close to the nest. We found diVerential adjustments of male and female behaviors. Females appeared to focus on the trade-oV between feeding and incubating, in relation to weather conditions, and on their own energy balance. Males appeared to respond primarily by the absence of the female from their nest. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Bird Island Branta bernicla brent geese Brent goose Polar Biology Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Arctic Bird Island ENVELOPE(-38.060,-38.060,-54.004,-54.004) Polar Biology 30 10 1343 1349 |
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International audience Incubating birds must balance the time and the energy invested in incubation with the energy acquisition for their survival. Many factors such as weather and predation inXuence this trade-oV. In Arctic geese, only females incubate, and they leave the nest regularly to feed while males invest in keeping their nests and mates safe. This study conducted on Big Bird Island (Taïmyr Peninsula) during the summer of 2004 examined the incubation behavior of dark-bellied brent geese Branta bernicla bernicla to assess the eVect of date, period of day and weather conditions on the incubation and feeding behaviors of females and males. Females were at their nests only for 65% of the total time observed. This very low value, compared to other goose species, could be the result of the combined eVects of good weather conditions, low predation pressure and opportunities to feed close to the nest. We found diVerential adjustments of male and female behaviors. Females appeared to focus on the trade-oV between feeding and incubating, in relation to weather conditions, and on their own energy balance. Males appeared to respond primarily by the absence of the female from their nest. |
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Brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla feeding behaviour during incubation, Taïmyr Peninsula, Russia |
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Brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla feeding behaviour during incubation, Taïmyr Peninsula, Russia |
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Brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla feeding behaviour during incubation, Taïmyr Peninsula, Russia |
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Brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla feeding behaviour during incubation, Taïmyr Peninsula, Russia |
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Brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla feeding behaviour during incubation, Taïmyr Peninsula, Russia |
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brent goose branta bernicla bernicla feeding behaviour during incubation, taïmyr peninsula, russia |
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ISSN: 0722-4060 EISSN: 1432-2056 Polar Biology https://hal.science/hal-00183679 Polar Biology, 2007, 30, pp.1343-1349. ⟨10.1007/s00300-007-0295-x⟩ |
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