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Why should Greylag Goose Anser anser parents rear offspring of others
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Nilsson, Leif Kampe-Persson, Hakon |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | The benefits and costs of rearing large broods were studied in a population of neck collared Greylag Geese in Scania, southernmost Sweden. Families were divided into four groups according to brood size: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12 and >12 young. Gosling survival showed a significant positive relationship with brood size on arrival at the rearing area. First-year and third-year local survival, as well as breeding recruitment, showed a significant positive relationships with brood size at fledging. For adults rearing large broods, no costs were detected during the year following that when they fledged >8 young; both survival rate and reproductive success exceeded the long-term averages. |
| Starting Page | 25 |
| Ending Page | 37 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 54 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://wildfowl.wwt.org.uk/index.php/wildfowl/article/download/1141/1141 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |