Why do goose parents adopt unrelated goslings?:A review of hypotheses and empirical evidence, and new research questions

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Author: Kalmbach, E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: LESSER SNOW GOOSE; GEESE BRANTA-CANADENSIS; INTRASPECIFIC NEST PARASITISM; EIDER SOMATERIA-MOLLISSIMA; JUVENILE CANADA GEESE; BROOD SIZE; BARNACLE GEESE; ANSER-INDICUS; ALLOPARENTAL CARE; GREYLAG GEESE; Canada; Lone; Branta canadensis; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/818d50a0-28c9-4f2f-a476-8a1d543a4f22; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/818d50a0-28c9-4f2f-a476-8a1d543a4f22; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00496.x; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=32444444839&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Adoption of unrelated offspring by successful breeders is one form of brood mixing and alloparental care that is widespread among geese and other waterfowl. Biparental care and long-lasting family bonds in geese are likely to affect the costs and benefits of adoption. Most hypotheses that have been...