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Comparative nesting success of sympatric Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Ducks
Despite the fact that Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Ducks are closely related and nest in similar habitats, the two species have inverse population trends. To evaluate the hypothesis that the difference in trends could be related to differences in reproduction, we compared nesting success of sympatri...
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Published in: | Journal of field ornithology 2003-07, Vol.74 (3), p.222-229 |
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Summary: | Despite the fact that Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Ducks are closely related and nest in similar habitats, the two species have inverse population trends. To evaluate the hypothesis that the difference in trends could be related to differences in reproduction, we compared nesting success of sympatric Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Ducks in parkland habitat near Erickson, Manitoba. Data supported a model that allowed nest survival to differ by species more strongly than a model that did not. Daily survival rate of Lesser Scaup nests (0.941) was lower than that of Ring-necked Ducks (0.969). All Ring-necked Ducks nested over water, but only 57% of Lesser Scaup nested over water. Further, we found some evidence that nest survival was better over water than in upland locations. If our observed pattern of differential nesting success between species holds across broader areas, it may explain why Ring-necked Ducks are increasing across North America while Lesser Scaup populations are declining.Original Abstract: SINOPSIS not equal to omparacion del exito de anidamiento entre las especies simpatricas, Aythya affinis y A. collaris perpendicular o empece a que Aythya affinis y A. collaris estan muy emparentados y que utilizan habitat similares, estos dos patos muestran patrones inversos en sus tendencias numerica poblacionales. Para evaluar la hipotesis que las diferencias en tendencies pudieran estar relacionadas con diferencias en algunos patrones de su reproduccion, comparamos el exito de anidamiento de ambas especies. El estudio se llevo a cabo en Erickson, Manitoba. Los datos le dan apoyo a un modelo que permite comparar mas contundentemente la diferencia del exito de anidamiento entre estos dos patos. La tasa de sobrevivencia diaria de A. affinis (0.941) fue menor que la de su congenere (0.969). A. collaris anido sobre agua, pero tan solo un 57% de los A. affinis hicieron lo mismo. Encontramos evidencia que el exito de los nidos es major sobre agua que en tierra firme. Si los patrones que observamos, sobre las diferencias en el exito de anidamiento de ambas especies, se sostienen en areas de mayor tamano, esto podria explicar muy bien la razon por la cual A. collaris esta incrementando en numero en Norte America y su congenere disminuyendo. |
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ISSN: | 0273-8570 |
DOI: | 10.1043/0273-8570(2003)074(0222:CNSOSL)2.0.CO;2 |