Nesting chronology, clutch size and egg size in the Mottled Duck

Wildfowl

Volumn 53, Issue , 2002, Pages 155-166

  Johnson, W P ^a,b   Holbrook, R S ^a,c   Rohwer, F C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas fulvigula; Egg mass; Louisiana; Timing of nesting

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TRADE-OFF; WATERFOWL;

UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS FULVIGULA; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038713078     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Afton, A.D. 1984. Influence of age and time on reproductive performance of female Lesser Scaup. Auk 101: 255-265.
2. Ankney, C.D. 1980. Egg weight, survival, and growth of Lesser Snow Goose goslings. Journal of Wildlife Management 44: 174-182.
3. Ankney, C.D. & Bisset, A.R. 1976. An explanation of egg weight variation in the Lesser Snow Goose. Journal of Wildlife Management 40: 729-734.
4. Baker, O.E. III. 1983. Nesting and brood rearing habitats of the Mottled Duck in the coastal marsh of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. MS thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
5. Boon, L.A. & Ankney, C.D. 1999. Body size, nest initiation date, and egg production in Ruddy Ducks. Auk 116: 228-231.
6. Briggs, S.V. 1993. A review of seasonal declines in clutch size of waterfowl (Anatidae) in the northern and southern hemispheres. Ornis Fennica 70: 1-10.
7. Cooke, F., Rockwell, R.F. & Lank, D.B. 1995. The Snow Geese of La Pérouse Bay: natural selection in the wild. Oxford University Press, New York.
8. Drent, R.H. & Daan, S. 1980. The prudent parent: energetic adjustments in avian breeding. Ardea 68: 225-252.
9. Duncan, D.C. 1987a. Nesting of Northern Pintails in Alberta: laying date, clutch size, and renesting. Canadian Journal of Zoology 65: 234-246.
10. Duncan, D.C. 1987b. Variation and heritability in egg size of Northern Pintails. Canadian Journal of Zoology 65: 992-996.
11. Dzus, E.H. & Clark, R.G. 1997. Brood size manipulation in Mallard ducks: effects on duckling survival and brooding efficiency. Écoscience 4: 437-445.
12. Esler, D. & Grand, J.B. 1994. The role of nutrient reserves for clutch formation by Northern Pintails in Alaska. Condor 96: 422-432.
13. Flint, P.L. & Grand, J.B. 1996a. Nesting success of Northern Pintails on the coastal Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Condor 98: 54-60.
14. Flint, P.L. & Grand, J.B. 1996b. Variation in egg size of the Northern Pintail. Condor 98: 162-165.
15. Flint, P.L & Grand, J.B. 1999. Patterns of variation in size and composition of Greater Scaup eggs: are they related? Wilson Bulletin 111: 465-471.
16. Flint, P.L., Grand, J.B. & Sedinger, J.S. 1996. Allocation of limited reserves toa clutch: a model explaining the lack of relationship between clutch size and egg size. Auk 113: 939-942.
17. Flint, P.L. & Sedinger, J.S. 1992. Reproductive implications of egg-size variation in the Black Brant. Auk 109: 896-903.
18. Freund, R.J. & Wilson, W.J. 1997. Statistical methods, revised edition. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
19. Grand, J.B. 1992. Breeding chronology of Mottled Ducks in a Texas coastal marsh. Journal of Field Ornithology 63: 195-202.
20. Higgins, K.F., Kirsch, L.M. & Ball I.J., Jr. 1969. A cable-chain device for locating duck nests. Journal of Wildlife Management 33: 1009-1011.
21. Holbrook, R.S., Rohwer, F.C. & Johnson, W.P. 2000. Habitat use and productivity of Mottled Ducks on the Atchafalaya River Delta, Louisiana. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 54: 292-303.
22. Hoyt, D.F. 1979. Practical methods of estimating volume and fresh weight of bird eggs. Auk 96: 73-77.
23. Johnson, W.B., Sasser, C.E., & Gosselink, J.G. 1985. Succession of vegetation in an evolving river delta, Atchafalaya Delta, Louisiana. Journal of Ecology 73: 973-986.
24. Johnson, W.R, Rohwer, F.C. & Carloss, M. 1996. Evidence of nest parasitism in Mottled Ducks. Wilson Bulletin 108: 187-189.
25. Klett, A.T, Duebbert, H.F., Faanes, C.A, & Higgins, K.F. 1986. Techniques for studying nest success of ducks in upland habitats in the Prairie Pothole Region. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Resource Publication Number 158. 24 pp.
26. Lack, D. 1967. The significance of clutch-size in waterfowl. Wildfowl 18: 125-128.
27. Lokemoen, J.T., Duebbert, H.F. & Sharp, D.E. 1990. Homing and reproductive habits of Mallards, Gadwalls and Blue-winged Teal. Wildlife Monographs 106: 1-28.
28. Moorman, T.E. & Gray, P.N. 1994. Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula in: The birds of North America, No. 81 (eds. Poole, A. & Gill, F.), Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
29. National Climatic Data Center. 1999. Monthly precipitation data for U.S. Cooperative and NWS Sites, July 1999. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina. (http://vvvwv.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/pub/data/coopprecip/louisiana.txt).
30. Rhymer, J.M. 1988. The effect of egg size variability on thermoregulation of Mallard Anas platyrhynchos offspring and its implications for survival. Oecologia 75: 20-24.
31. Roberts, H.H & van Heerden, I.L. 1982. Reversal of coastal erosion by rapid sedimentation: the Atchafalaya Delta (South-central Louisiana) in: Proceedings of the conference on coastal erosion and wetland modification in Louisiana: causes, consequences, and options (ed. Boesch, D.F.), United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C., FWS/OBS-82/59; pp. 214-231.
32. Rockwell, R.F., Findlay, C.S. & Cooke, F. 1987. Is there an optimal clutch size in Snow Geese? American Naturalist 130: 839-863.
33. Rohwer, F.C. 1985. The adaptive significance of clutch size in prairie ducks. Auk 102: 354-361.
34. Rohwer, F.C. 1986. Composition of Blue-winged Teal eggs in relation to egg size, clutch size, and the timing of laying. Condor 88: 513-519.
35. Rohwer, F.C. 1988. Inter- and intraspecific relationships between egg size and clutch size in waterfowl. Auk 105: 161-176.
36. Rohwer, F.C. 1992. The evolution of reproductive patterns in waterfowl in: Ecology and management of breeding waterfowl (eds. Batt, B.D.J., Afton, A.D., Anderson, M.G., Ankney, C.D., Johnson, D.H., Kadlec, J.A. & Krapu, G.L.), University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota; pp. 486-539.
37. Rohwer, F.C. & Eisenhauer, D.I. 1989. Egg mass and clutch size relationships in geese, eiders, and swans. Ornis Scandinavica 20: 43-48.
38. SAS Institute Inc. 1990. SAS/STAT user's guide, ver. 6, 4th edn., vol. 2. SAS Institute Inc., Cary, North Carolina.
39. Singleton, J.R. 1953. Texas coastal waterfowl survey. Texas Game and Fish Commission, Austin, Texas. Federal Aid Report Series - No. 2.
40. Stutzenbaker, C.D. 1988. The Mottled Duck, its life history, ecology, and management. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas.
41. Weller, M.W. 1956. A simple field candler for waterfowl eggs. Journal of Wildlife Management 20: 111-113.