Growth and energetics of a small shorebird species in a cold environment: the little stint Calidris minuta on the Taimyr Peninsulam Siberia
The little stint Calidris minuta is one of the smallest shorebird species breeding in the Arctic (weighing 4.3 g on hatching). Their chicks are small and have a high surface area-to-volume ratio. We determined prefledging growth, energy expenditure and time budgets for little stint chicks in northwe...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/357290 2024-02-04T09:57:55+01:00 Growth and energetics of a small shorebird species in a cold environment: the little stint Calidris minuta on the Taimyr Peninsulam Siberia Tjorve, K.M.C. Schekkerman, H. Tulp, I. Underhill, L.G. de Leeuw, J.J. Visser, G.H. 2007 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/growth-and-energetics-of-a-small-shorebird-species-in-a-cold-envi https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.04014.x en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/44836 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/growth-and-energetics-of-a-small-shorebird-species-in-a-cold-envi doi:10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.04014.x info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wageningen University & Research Journal of Avian Biology 38 (2007) 5 ISSN: 0908-8857 birds body-size breeding biology chicks energy-requirements labeled water method maturation sandpiper temperature validation info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article/Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2007 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.04014.x 2024-01-10T23:24:53Z The little stint Calidris minuta is one of the smallest shorebird species breeding in the Arctic (weighing 4.3 g on hatching). Their chicks are small and have a high surface area-to-volume ratio. We determined prefledging growth, energy expenditure and time budgets for little stint chicks in northwestern Taimyr, Siberia. A modified power curve was introduced to model the relationship between daily energy expenditure and body mass. Total metabolisable energy, TME, over the 15-d prefledging period was 107% greater than the allometric prediction for a bird the size of a little stint. Their growth rate coefficient was 14% greater than the prediction for a bird their size. The growth of young chicks was reduced in cool weather, possibly due to a reduction in foraging time in order to be brooded and reduced food availability which impact foraging efficiency. We did not detect weather effects on energy expenditure of chicks, but lack of temperature variation during energy expenditure measurements may have prevented this. In sum, both growth rate coefficient and energy expenditure of little stint chicks were greater than predicted and this is similar to that observed in other arctic shorebird species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Taimyr Siberia Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Arctic Journal of Avian Biology 38 5 552 563 |
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The little stint Calidris minuta is one of the smallest shorebird species breeding in the Arctic (weighing 4.3 g on hatching). Their chicks are small and have a high surface area-to-volume ratio. We determined prefledging growth, energy expenditure and time budgets for little stint chicks in northwestern Taimyr, Siberia. A modified power curve was introduced to model the relationship between daily energy expenditure and body mass. Total metabolisable energy, TME, over the 15-d prefledging period was 107% greater than the allometric prediction for a bird the size of a little stint. Their growth rate coefficient was 14% greater than the prediction for a bird their size. The growth of young chicks was reduced in cool weather, possibly due to a reduction in foraging time in order to be brooded and reduced food availability which impact foraging efficiency. We did not detect weather effects on energy expenditure of chicks, but lack of temperature variation during energy expenditure measurements may have prevented this. In sum, both growth rate coefficient and energy expenditure of little stint chicks were greater than predicted and this is similar to that observed in other arctic shorebird species. |
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Tjorve, K.M.C. Schekkerman, H. Tulp, I. Underhill, L.G. de Leeuw, J.J. Visser, G.H. |
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Tjorve, K.M.C. Schekkerman, H. Tulp, I. Underhill, L.G. de Leeuw, J.J. Visser, G.H. |
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Growth and energetics of a small shorebird species in a cold environment: the little stint Calidris minuta on the Taimyr Peninsulam Siberia |
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Growth and energetics of a small shorebird species in a cold environment: the little stint Calidris minuta on the Taimyr Peninsulam Siberia |
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Growth and energetics of a small shorebird species in a cold environment: the little stint Calidris minuta on the Taimyr Peninsulam Siberia |
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Growth and energetics of a small shorebird species in a cold environment: the little stint Calidris minuta on the Taimyr Peninsulam Siberia |
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Growth and energetics of a small shorebird species in a cold environment: the little stint Calidris minuta on the Taimyr Peninsulam Siberia |
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growth and energetics of a small shorebird species in a cold environment: the little stint calidris minuta on the taimyr peninsulam siberia |
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