Low frequencies of supernormal clutches in the Southern Dunlin and the Temminck’s Stint
Supernormal clutches are found across bird species. Such clutches often result from more than one female laying eggs in the same nest and can reflect different behaviours from parasitism to laying mistakes. Enlarged clutches are readily visible among waders due to a maximum maternal clutch size of f...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:c08c5d75-dd95-43dc-81c7-0c27ad7b7d36 2023-05-15T16:02:47+02:00 Low frequencies of supernormal clutches in the Southern Dunlin and the Temminck’s Stint Pakanen, Veli Matti Blomqvist, Donald Breiehagen, Torgrim Flodin, Lars-Åke Hildén, Olavi Lank, David B. Larsson, Mikael Lislevand, Terje Nuotio, Kimmo Olsson, Peter Ottvall, Richard Pauliny, Angela Pehlak, Hannes Rönkä, Antti Rönkä, Nelli Schamel, Douglas Soikkeli, Martti Thomson, Robert L. Thorup, Ole Tomkovich, Pavel Tracy, Diane Koivula, Kari 2019-05-08 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/c08c5d75-dd95-43dc-81c7-0c27ad7b7d36 https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.v107i1.a9 eng eng Nederlandse Ornithologische Unie https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/c08c5d75-dd95-43dc-81c7-0c27ad7b7d36 http://dx.doi.org/10.5253/arde.v107i1.a9 scopus:85065589868 Ardea; 107(1), pp 61-74 (2019) ISSN: 0373-2266 Ecology Evolutionary Biology Behavioral Sciences Biology contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2019 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.v107i1.a9 2023-02-01T23:37:10Z Supernormal clutches are found across bird species. Such clutches often result from more than one female laying eggs in the same nest and can reflect different behaviours from parasitism to laying mistakes. Enlarged clutches are readily visible among waders due to a maximum maternal clutch size of four eggs, yet surprisingly little is known about this phenomenon. Since supernormal clutches are rare, large sample sizes are required to reliably quantify their natural frequencies. We used a large dataset to estimate the frequency of supernormal clutches in the polygamous Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii and the monogamous Southern Dunlin C. alpina schinzii, and examine the timing of supernormal clutches in relation to the general distribution of nest initiation dates. While supernormal clutches were very rare, they were over four times more common in the Temminck's Stint (0.50%, n = 1594) than in the Southern Dunlin (0.11%, n = 2766). Dunlin show among the lowest frequency of supernormal clutches reported for waders. In the Temminck's Stint, supernormal clutches were found in the middle of the season, while in the Southern Dunlin such clutches occurred in late season replacement nests. The higher rate and timing of enlarged clutches in Temminck's Stints probably relates to the lspecies' breeding system, which can include simultaneous courtship of multiple partners, but more work is needed to assess the relative influence of different factors. We argue that intraspecific nest parasitism is unlikely to be a primary reproductive tactic in small sandpipers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Dunlin Lund University Publications (LUP) Ardea 107 1 61 |
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Ecology Evolutionary Biology Behavioral Sciences Biology Pakanen, Veli Matti Blomqvist, Donald Breiehagen, Torgrim Flodin, Lars-Åke Hildén, Olavi Lank, David B. Larsson, Mikael Lislevand, Terje Nuotio, Kimmo Olsson, Peter Ottvall, Richard Pauliny, Angela Pehlak, Hannes Rönkä, Antti Rönkä, Nelli Schamel, Douglas Soikkeli, Martti Thomson, Robert L. Thorup, Ole Tomkovich, Pavel Tracy, Diane Koivula, Kari Low frequencies of supernormal clutches in the Southern Dunlin and the Temminck’s Stint |
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Supernormal clutches are found across bird species. Such clutches often result from more than one female laying eggs in the same nest and can reflect different behaviours from parasitism to laying mistakes. Enlarged clutches are readily visible among waders due to a maximum maternal clutch size of four eggs, yet surprisingly little is known about this phenomenon. Since supernormal clutches are rare, large sample sizes are required to reliably quantify their natural frequencies. We used a large dataset to estimate the frequency of supernormal clutches in the polygamous Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii and the monogamous Southern Dunlin C. alpina schinzii, and examine the timing of supernormal clutches in relation to the general distribution of nest initiation dates. While supernormal clutches were very rare, they were over four times more common in the Temminck's Stint (0.50%, n = 1594) than in the Southern Dunlin (0.11%, n = 2766). Dunlin show among the lowest frequency of supernormal clutches reported for waders. In the Temminck's Stint, supernormal clutches were found in the middle of the season, while in the Southern Dunlin such clutches occurred in late season replacement nests. The higher rate and timing of enlarged clutches in Temminck's Stints probably relates to the lspecies' breeding system, which can include simultaneous courtship of multiple partners, but more work is needed to assess the relative influence of different factors. We argue that intraspecific nest parasitism is unlikely to be a primary reproductive tactic in small sandpipers. |
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Pakanen, Veli Matti Blomqvist, Donald Breiehagen, Torgrim Flodin, Lars-Åke Hildén, Olavi Lank, David B. Larsson, Mikael Lislevand, Terje Nuotio, Kimmo Olsson, Peter Ottvall, Richard Pauliny, Angela Pehlak, Hannes Rönkä, Antti Rönkä, Nelli Schamel, Douglas Soikkeli, Martti Thomson, Robert L. Thorup, Ole Tomkovich, Pavel Tracy, Diane Koivula, Kari |
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Pakanen, Veli Matti Blomqvist, Donald Breiehagen, Torgrim Flodin, Lars-Åke Hildén, Olavi Lank, David B. Larsson, Mikael Lislevand, Terje Nuotio, Kimmo Olsson, Peter Ottvall, Richard Pauliny, Angela Pehlak, Hannes Rönkä, Antti Rönkä, Nelli Schamel, Douglas Soikkeli, Martti Thomson, Robert L. Thorup, Ole Tomkovich, Pavel Tracy, Diane Koivula, Kari |
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Low frequencies of supernormal clutches in the Southern Dunlin and the Temminck’s Stint |
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Low frequencies of supernormal clutches in the Southern Dunlin and the Temminck’s Stint |
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Low frequencies of supernormal clutches in the Southern Dunlin and the Temminck’s Stint |
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Low frequencies of supernormal clutches in the Southern Dunlin and the Temminck’s Stint |
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Low frequencies of supernormal clutches in the Southern Dunlin and the Temminck’s Stint |
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low frequencies of supernormal clutches in the southern dunlin and the temminck’s stint |
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Nederlandse Ornithologische Unie |
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2019 |
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https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/c08c5d75-dd95-43dc-81c7-0c27ad7b7d36 https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.v107i1.a9 |
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Ardea; 107(1), pp 61-74 (2019) ISSN: 0373-2266 |
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