ON MULTIPLE BROODS AND THE BREEDING STRATEGY OF ARCTIC SANDERLINGS

Sanderlings on Bathurst Island in the Canadian arctic have two patterns of incubation. At some nests the eggs are covered soon after the fourth egg has been laid and at others incubation is delayed for 5–6 days. Because the delay is about the same time required to lay a second clutch and because a s...

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Main Authors: Parmelee, D. F., Payne, Robert B.
Other Authors: Department of Zoology and Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A., Department of Ecology and Behavioral Biology and James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, U.S.A.
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Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1973
Subjects:
Natural Resources and Environment
Science
Arctic
Bathurst Island
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74788
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1973.tb02638.x
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ON MULTIPLE BROODS AND THE BREEDING STRATEGY OF ARCTIC SANDERLINGS
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description Sanderlings on Bathurst Island in the Canadian arctic have two patterns of incubation. At some nests the eggs are covered soon after the fourth egg has been laid and at others incubation is delayed for 5–6 days. Because the delay is about the same time required to lay a second clutch and because a single individual alone incubates at any one nest, we suspected that Sanderlings might normally lay two clutches in a season, the male caring for one brood and the female for the other. Histological and gross examination of the ovaries of two females taken as the birds began incubation showed eight freshly ovulated follicles in each female. The size gradation and histological appearance of the follicles indicated that two clutches of four eggs each had been laid within 8–10 days by a single female. The ovary of one female had additional large yolky follicles, suggesting a physiological capability of further ovulations. Field conditions in the arctic summer are highly variable, and the small eggs and the rapid sequence of broods of Sanderlings may be breeding adaptations that permit them to multiply the traditional wader clutch of four eggs by 2 or 3 in favourable years. Selection for mating systems characterised by brief pair bonds and by polyandry is expected in precocial birds where some broods are incubated and cared for by the male, but further field work is required to determine the precise mating system of Sanderlings. Peer Reviewed http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/74788/1/j.1474-919X.1973.tb02638.x.pdf
author2 Department of Zoology and Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A.
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Bannerman, D. A. 1961. The birds of the British Isles. Volume X. Edinburgh and London.
Bent, A. C. 1927. Life histories of North American shore birds, Part I. Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 142.
Bent, A. C. 1958. Life histories of North American blackbirds, orioles, tanagers, and allies. Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 211.
Boyd, H. 1962. Mortality and fertility of European charadrii. Ibis 104: 368 – 387.
Davis, D. E. 1942. The regression of the avian post-ovulatory follicle. Anat. Rec. 82: 297 – 307.
Dement'ev, G. P., Gladkov, N. A., & Spangenberg, E. P. 1969. Birds of the Soviet Union, Volume III. IPST, Jerusalem.
Dominic, C. J. 1959. A study of the post-ovulatory follicle in the ovary of the domestic pigeon, Columba livia. J. zool. Soc. India 12: 27 – 33.
Erpino, M. J. 1969. Seasonal cycle of reproductive physiology in the Black-billed Magpie. Condor 71: 267 – 279.
Fell, H. B. 1925. Histological studies on the gonads of the fowl. III. The relationship of the “luteal” cells of the ovary of the fowl to the tissue occupying the atretic and discharged follicle. Q. Jl microsc. Sci. 69: 591 – 609.
HildÉn, O. 1965. Zur Brutbiologie des TemminckstrandlÄufers, Calidris temminckii (Leisl.). Ornis fenn. 42: 1 – 5.
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Holmes, R. T. 1970. Differences in population density, territoriality, and food supply of Dunlin on arctic and subaretic tundra. In A. Watson, ( Ed. ), “ Animal populations in relation to their food resources ”. Symp. Br. Ecol. Soc. Aberdeen, Scotland.
Lack, D. 1968. Ecological adaptations for breeding in birds. London.
Orians, G. H. 1969. On the evolution of mating systems in birds and mammals. Am. Nat. 103: 589 – 603.
Parmelee, D. F. & MacDonald, S. D. 1960. The birds of west-central Ellesmere Island and adjacent areas. Bull. natn. Mus. Can. 169.
Parmelee, D. F., Stephens, H. A., & Schmidt, R. H. 1967. The birds of southeastern Victoria Island and adjacent small islands. Bull. natn. Mus. Can. 222.
Parmelee, D. F. 1970. Breeding behavior of the Sanderling in the Canadian high arctic. Living Bird 9: 97 – 146.
Payne, R. B. 1966. The post-ovulatory follicles of blackbirds ( Agelaius ). J. Morph. 118: 331 – 351.
Payne, R. B. 1969. Breeding seasons and reproductive physiology of Tricolored Blackbirds and Redwinged Blackbirds. Univ. Calif. Pubis Zool. 90.
Pitelka, F. A. 1959. Numbers, breeding schedule, and territoriality in Pectoral Sandpipers of northern Alaska. Condor 61: 233 – 264.
SchÖnwetter, M. 1966. Handbuch der Oologie, Band I, Berlin.
Stout, G. D., ( Ed. ) 1967. The shorebirds of North America. New York.
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spelling ftumdeepblue:oai:deepblue.lib.umich.edu:2027.42/74788 2023-08-20T04:03:10+02:00 ON MULTIPLE BROODS AND THE BREEDING STRATEGY OF ARCTIC SANDERLINGS Parmelee, D. F. Payne, Robert B. Department of Zoology and Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A. Department of Ecology and Behavioral Biology and James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, U.S.A. 1973-04 983784 bytes 3109 bytes application/pdf text/plain https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74788 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1973.tb02638.x unknown Blackwell Publishing Ltd Parmelee, D. F.; Payne, R. B. (1973). "ON MULTIPLE BROODS AND THE BREEDING STRATEGY OF ARCTIC SANDERLINGS." Ibis 115(2): 218-226. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74788> 0019-1019 1474-919X https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74788 doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1973.tb02638.x Ibis Bannerman, D. A. 1961. The birds of the British Isles. Volume X. Edinburgh and London. Bent, A. C. 1927. Life histories of North American shore birds, Part I. Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 142. Bent, A. C. 1958. Life histories of North American blackbirds, orioles, tanagers, and allies. Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 211. Boyd, H. 1962. Mortality and fertility of European charadrii. Ibis 104: 368 – 387. Davis, D. E. 1942. The regression of the avian post-ovulatory follicle. Anat. Rec. 82: 297 – 307. Dement'ev, G. P., Gladkov, N. A., & Spangenberg, E. P. 1969. Birds of the Soviet Union, Volume III. IPST, Jerusalem. Dominic, C. J. 1959. A study of the post-ovulatory follicle in the ovary of the domestic pigeon, Columba livia. J. zool. Soc. India 12: 27 – 33. Erpino, M. J. 1969. Seasonal cycle of reproductive physiology in the Black-billed Magpie. Condor 71: 267 – 279. Fell, H. B. 1925. Histological studies on the gonads of the fowl. III. The relationship of the “luteal” cells of the ovary of the fowl to the tissue occupying the atretic and discharged follicle. Q. Jl microsc. Sci. 69: 591 – 609. HildÉn, O. 1965. Zur Brutbiologie des TemminckstrandlÄufers, Calidris temminckii (Leisl.). Ornis fenn. 42: 1 – 5. Holmes, R. T. 1966. Breeding ecology and annual cycle adaptations of the Red-backed Sandpiper ( Calidris alpina ) in northern Alaska. Condor 68: 3 – 46. Holmes, R. T. 1970. Differences in population density, territoriality, and food supply of Dunlin on arctic and subaretic tundra. In A. Watson, ( Ed. ), “ Animal populations in relation to their food resources ”. Symp. Br. Ecol. Soc. Aberdeen, Scotland. Lack, D. 1968. Ecological adaptations for breeding in birds. London. Orians, G. H. 1969. On the evolution of mating systems in birds and mammals. Am. Nat. 103: 589 – 603. Parmelee, D. F. & MacDonald, S. D. 1960. The birds of west-central Ellesmere Island and adjacent areas. Bull. natn. Mus. Can. 169. Parmelee, D. F., Stephens, H. A., & Schmidt, R. H. 1967. The birds of southeastern Victoria Island and adjacent small islands. Bull. natn. Mus. Can. 222. Parmelee, D. F. 1970. Breeding behavior of the Sanderling in the Canadian high arctic. Living Bird 9: 97 – 146. Payne, R. B. 1966. The post-ovulatory follicles of blackbirds ( Agelaius ). J. Morph. 118: 331 – 351. Payne, R. B. 1969. Breeding seasons and reproductive physiology of Tricolored Blackbirds and Redwinged Blackbirds. Univ. Calif. Pubis Zool. 90. Pitelka, F. A. 1959. Numbers, breeding schedule, and territoriality in Pectoral Sandpipers of northern Alaska. Condor 61: 233 – 264. SchÖnwetter, M. 1966. Handbuch der Oologie, Band I, Berlin. Stout, G. D., ( Ed. ) 1967. The shorebirds of North America. New York. 1973 British Ornithologists Union Natural Resources and Environment Science Article 1973 ftumdeepblue https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1973.tb02638.x 2023-07-31T21:05:23Z Sanderlings on Bathurst Island in the Canadian arctic have two patterns of incubation. At some nests the eggs are covered soon after the fourth egg has been laid and at others incubation is delayed for 5–6 days. Because the delay is about the same time required to lay a second clutch and because a single individual alone incubates at any one nest, we suspected that Sanderlings might normally lay two clutches in a season, the male caring for one brood and the female for the other. Histological and gross examination of the ovaries of two females taken as the birds began incubation showed eight freshly ovulated follicles in each female. The size gradation and histological appearance of the follicles indicated that two clutches of four eggs each had been laid within 8–10 days by a single female. The ovary of one female had additional large yolky follicles, suggesting a physiological capability of further ovulations. Field conditions in the arctic summer are highly variable, and the small eggs and the rapid sequence of broods of Sanderlings may be breeding adaptations that permit them to multiply the traditional wader clutch of four eggs by 2 or 3 in favourable years. Selection for mating systems characterised by brief pair bonds and by polyandry is expected in precocial birds where some broods are incubated and cared for by the male, but further field work is required to determine the precise mating system of Sanderlings. Peer Reviewed http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/74788/1/j.1474-919X.1973.tb02638.x.pdf Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Bathurst Island University of Michigan: Deep Blue Arctic Bathurst Island ENVELOPE(-100.002,-100.002,75.752,75.752) Ibis 115 2 218 226

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