Induced alloparental care in Common Swifts (Apus apus)
The Common Swift, in spite of being considered to be of Least Concern, is declining in many areas of its breeding range. In several countries nest-box programs have been initiated to counter these declines. In most cases, when nestlings fall out of their nests, they are taken to rehabilitation centr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:980a9feae3604d70b61cd4b18b9f233b 2024-02-04T09:56:12+01:00 Induced alloparental care in Common Swifts (Apus apus) Amnon Hahn Reuven Yosef 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17161/eurojecol.v6i2.14586 https://doaj.org/article/980a9feae3604d70b61cd4b18b9f233b EN eng University of Kansas Libraries https://journals.ku.edu/EuroJEcol/article/view/14586 https://doaj.org/toc/1339-8474 doi:10.17161/eurojecol.v6i2.14586 1339-8474 https://doaj.org/article/980a9feae3604d70b61cd4b18b9f233b European Journal of Ecology, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2020) nest-box rescue rehabilitation survival Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17161/eurojecol.v6i2.14586 2024-01-07T01:46:10Z The Common Swift, in spite of being considered to be of Least Concern, is declining in many areas of its breeding range. In several countries nest-box programs have been initiated to counter these declines. In most cases, when nestlings fall out of their nests, they are taken to rehabilitation centres. Raising and caring for Common Swift nestlings is not easy, cheap and usually results in low survival rates. We experimented with introducing the rescued young into existing nests and found that they were readily accepted and all five of the young fledged successfully. We recommend alloparenting as the preferred option when precocial nestlings are rescued and active nests of other pairs are available. Article in Journal/Newspaper Apus apus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles European Journal of Ecology 6 2 |
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The Common Swift, in spite of being considered to be of Least Concern, is declining in many areas of its breeding range. In several countries nest-box programs have been initiated to counter these declines. In most cases, when nestlings fall out of their nests, they are taken to rehabilitation centres. Raising and caring for Common Swift nestlings is not easy, cheap and usually results in low survival rates. We experimented with introducing the rescued young into existing nests and found that they were readily accepted and all five of the young fledged successfully. We recommend alloparenting as the preferred option when precocial nestlings are rescued and active nests of other pairs are available. |
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Induced alloparental care in Common Swifts (Apus apus) |
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Induced alloparental care in Common Swifts (Apus apus) |
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Induced alloparental care in Common Swifts (Apus apus) |
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