The Breeding Ecology and Behavioral Endocrinology of Ruddy Turnstones (Arenaria Interpres) in the Eastern Canadian Arctic

• Main Author: Perkins, Deborah Ellen
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2004
• Subjects: Ruddy turnstone; Breeding ecology; Canadian Wildlife; Ornithology; Animal Sciences; Zoology; Arctic; East Bay; Nunavut; Southampton Island; Arenaria interpres; Ruddy Turnstone
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/1418; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/etd/article/2461/viewcontent/PerkinsDE2004.pdf

I studied the breeding ecology and behavioral endocrinology of Ruddy Turnstones at East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut in 2002 and 2003. I documented breeding phenology, nesting success and predation rates and compared these results to other breeding sites. Although breeding activities were spread...