Prolonged association between a pair and a related male in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus)
Waterfowl (Anatidae) are a group of birds in which parental care is performed by both parents (a pair) or, less often, by females only. Alternative social systems in this group have been recorded only occasionally. This paper describes three unusual cases of prolonged association between a pair and...
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ftdergipark2ojs:oai:dergipark.org.tr:article/402746 2023-05-15T15:59:47+02:00 Prolonged association between a pair and a related male in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) DUDZIK, Krzysztof POLAKOWSKI, Michal CIACH, Michal 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z application/pdf https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tbtkzoology/issue/35896/402746 unknown TÜBİTAK TUBITAK https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/436609 https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tbtkzoology/issue/35896/402746 Volume: 41, Issue: 6 1096-1099 1300-0179 1303-6114 Turkish Journal of Zoology Anatidae,cooperative breeding,kinship pattern,social system info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2017 ftdergipark2ojs 2020-08-27T17:49:53Z Waterfowl (Anatidae) are a group of birds in which parental care is performed by both parents (a pair) or, less often, by females only. Alternative social systems in this group have been recorded only occasionally. This paper describes three unusual cases of prolonged association between a pair and an additional male (the offspring or sibling of the primary pair) in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus). In all instances the three birds displayed no antagonistic behaviour towards family members, participated in territorial defence, and bred successfully. These cases are unusual in light of what is currently known about the social system of the highly territorial Whooper Swan in particular and of Anatidae in general, and are typical of cooperative breeding. This shows that swans may occasionally form an alternative social system. Article in Journal/Newspaper Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan DergiPark Akademik (E-Journals) |
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Anatidae,cooperative breeding,kinship pattern,social system DUDZIK, Krzysztof POLAKOWSKI, Michal CIACH, Michal Prolonged association between a pair and a related male in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) |
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Waterfowl (Anatidae) are a group of birds in which parental care is performed by both parents (a pair) or, less often, by females only. Alternative social systems in this group have been recorded only occasionally. This paper describes three unusual cases of prolonged association between a pair and an additional male (the offspring or sibling of the primary pair) in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus). In all instances the three birds displayed no antagonistic behaviour towards family members, participated in territorial defence, and bred successfully. These cases are unusual in light of what is currently known about the social system of the highly territorial Whooper Swan in particular and of Anatidae in general, and are typical of cooperative breeding. This shows that swans may occasionally form an alternative social system. |
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DUDZIK, Krzysztof POLAKOWSKI, Michal CIACH, Michal |
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DUDZIK, Krzysztof POLAKOWSKI, Michal CIACH, Michal |
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Prolonged association between a pair and a related male in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) |
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Prolonged association between a pair and a related male in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) |
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Prolonged association between a pair and a related male in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) |
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Prolonged association between a pair and a related male in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) |
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Prolonged association between a pair and a related male in breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) |
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prolonged association between a pair and a related male in breeding whooper swans (cygnus cygnus) |
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Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan |
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Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan |
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Volume: 41, Issue: 6 1096-1099 1300-0179 1303-6114 Turkish Journal of Zoology |
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https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/436609 https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tbtkzoology/issue/35896/402746 |
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