The benefit of large broods in barnacle geese:A study using natural and experimental manipulations

• Published in: Journal of Animal Ecology
• Main Authors: Loonen, M.J.J.E., Bruinzeel, Leo W., Black, J.M., Drent, R.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: adoption; Branta leucopsis; brood size manipulation; fitness; social dominance; LESSER SNOW GEESE; CLUTCH-SIZE; BRANTA-LEUCOPSIS; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; CANADA GEESE; BLACK BRANT; BODY-SIZE; GOOSE; SURVIVAL; Brant; Canada; Svalbard
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/060df2c9-585d-4e82-9bfc-513347d77901; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/060df2c9-585d-4e82-9bfc-513347d77901; https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00325.x

1. In precocial birds, where the young feed themselves, the costs and benefits of brood size are still poorly understood. An experimental manipulation of brood size was employed to examine the effects of brood size on both parents and young in a wild population of barnacle geese [Branta leucopsis (B...