Nesting success of common eiders Somateria mollissima as influenced by nest-site and female characteristics in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 273-279

  Bolduc, François ^a,b   Guillemette, Magella ^a,c   Titman, Rodger D ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Foramec Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common eider; Female; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Human disturbance; Nest; Nest concealment; Nest success

Indexed keywords

AVES; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 29144509809     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2005)11[273:NSOCES]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Afton, A.D. 1984: Influence of age and time on reproductive performance of female lesser scaup. - Auk 101: 255-265.
2. Afton, A.D. & Paulus, S.L. 1992: Incubation and brood care. - In: Batt, B.D.J., Afton, A.D., Anderson, M.G., Ankney, C.D., Johnson, D.H., Kaldec, J.A. & Krapu, G.L. (Eds.); Ecology and management of breeding waterfowl. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis and London, pp. 62-108.
3. Ahlén, I. & Andersson, A. 1970: Breeding ecology of an eider population on Spitsbergen. - Ornis Scandinavica 1: 83-106.
4. Aldrich, T.W. & Raveling, D.G. 1983: Effects of experience and body weight on incubation behavior of Canada geese. - Auk 100: 670-679.
5. Baillie, S.R. & Milne, H. 1982: The influence of female age on breeding in the eider Somateria mollissima. - Bird Study 29: 55-66.
6. Black, J.M. & Owen, M. 1995: Reproductive performance and assortative pairing in relation to age in barnacle geese. - Journal of Animal Ecology 64: 234-244.
7. Bolduc, F. 1998: The impact of human disturbance on the nesting success of the common eider (Somateria mollissima). - M.Sc. thesis, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 57 pp.
8. Bolduc, F. & Guilemette, M. 2003a: Human disturbance and nesting success of common eiders: interaction between visitors and gulls. - Biological Conservation 110: 77-83.
9. Bolduc, F. & Guillemette, M. 2003b: Incubation constancy and mass loss in the common eider Somateria mollissima. - Ibis 145: 329-332.
10. Bourget, A. 1970: Interrelationships of eiders, herring gulls, and black-backed gulls nesting in mixed colonies in Penobscot Bay, Maine. - M.Sc. thesis, University of Maine, Orono, 121 pp.
11. Choate, J.S. 1967: Factors influencing nesting success of eiders in Penobscot Bay, Maine. - Journal of Wildlife Management 31: 769-777.
12. Cooch, F.G. 1965: The breeding biology and management of the northern eider (Somateria mollissima borealis) in the Cape Dorset area, Northwest Territories. - Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, Wildlife Management Bulletin, Series 2 No. 10, 68 pp.
13. Crabtree, R.L., Broome, L.S. & Wolfe, M.L. 1989: Effects of habitat characteristics on gadwall nest predation and nest-site selection. - Journal of Wildlife Management 53: 129-137.
14. Dow, H. & Fredga, S. 1984: Factors affecting reproductive output of the goldeneye duck Bucephala clangula. - Journal of Animal Ecology 53: 679-692.
15. Erikstad, K.E., Bustnes, J.O. & Mourn, T. 1993: Clutch-size determination in precocial birds: a study of the common eider. - Auk 110: 623-628.
16. Forslund, P. & Larsson, K. 1992: Age-related reproductive success in the barnacle goose. - Journal of Animal Ecology 61: 195-204.
17. Gauthier, G. 1989: The effect of experience and timing on reproductive performance in buffleheads. - Auk 106: 568-576.
18. Gerell, R. 1985: Habitat selection and nest predation in a common eider population in southern Sweden. - Ornis Scandinavica 16: 129-139.
19. Giroux, J-F. 1981: Use of artificial islands by nesting waterfowl in southeastern Alberta. - Journal of Wildlife Management 45: 669-679.
20. Götmark, F. & Åhlund, M. 1984: Do field observers attract nest predators and influence nesting success of common eiders? - Journal of Wildlife Management 48: 381-387.
21. Götmark, F. & Åhlund, M. 1988: Nest predation and nest site selection among eiders Somateria mollissima: the influence of gulls. - Ibis 130: 111-123.
22. Hamann, J. & Cooke, F. 1987: Age effects on clutch size and laying dates of individual females lesser snow geese Anser caerulescens. - Ibis 129: 527-532.
23. Hanssen, S.A., Erikstad, K.E., Johnsen, V. & Bustnes, J.O. 2003: Differential investment and costs during avian incubation determined by individual quality: an experimental study of the common eider (Somateria mollissima). - Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 270: 531-537.
24. Hario, M. & Selin, K. 1988: Thirty-year trends in an eider population: timing of breeding, clutch size and nest site preferences. - Finnish Game Resources 45: 3-10.
25. Hatchwell, B.J. 1991: An experimental study of the effects of timing of breeding on the reproductive success of common guillemots (Uria aalge). - Journal of Animal Ecology 60: 721-736.
26. Hildén, O. 1965: Habitat selection in birds. - Annals of Zoologica Fennica 2: 53-75.
27. Hill, D.A. 1984: Factors affecting nest success in the mallard and tufted duck. - Ornis Scandinavica 15: 115-122.
28. Hines, J.E. & Mitchell, G.J. 1983: Gadwall nest-site selection and nesting success. - Journal of Wildlife Management 47: 1063-1071.
29. Jackson, S.L., Hik, D.S. & Rockwell, R.F. 1988: The influence of nesting habitat on reproductive success of the lesser snow goose. - Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1699-1703.
30. Kilpi, M. & Lindström, K. 1997: Habitat-specific clutch size and cost of incubation in common eiders, Somateria mollissima. - Oecologia 111: 297-301.
31. Korschgen, C.E. 1977: Breeding stress of female eiders in Maine. - Journal of Wildlife Management 41: 360-373.
32. Laurila, T. & Hario, M. 1988: Environmental and genetic factors influencing clutch size, egg volume, date of laying and female weight in the common eider Somateria mollissima. - Finnish Games Resources 45: 19-30.
33. Littell, R., Milliken, G.A., Stroup, W.W. & Wolfinger, R.D. 1996: SAS system for mixed models. - Cary, NC, USA, SAS Institute Inc., 633 pp.
34. Mehlum, F. 1991: Egg predation in a breeding colony of the common eider Somateria mollissima in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. - Norsk polarinstitutt Skrifter 195: 37-45.
35. Milne, H. 1974: Breeding numbers and reproductive rate of eiders at the sands of Forvie national park nature reserve, Scotland. - Ibis 116: 135-154.
36. Milne, H. & Reed, A. 1974: Annual production of fledged young from the eider colonies of the St. Lawrence estuary. - Canadian Field-Naturalist 88: 163-169.
37. Norberg, S. 1950: Research on the bird fauna of the marine zone in the Aland Archipelago. - Acta Zoologica Fennica 63: 11-13.
38. Paradis, S. 1993: Inventaire de la population nicheuse d'eiders à duvet (Somateria mollissima dresseri) de la Réserve de Parc National de l'Archipel-de-Mingan 1988-1989. - Environnement Canada, Service Canadien des Parcs, service de la conservation des ressources naturelles, 104 pp. (In French).
39. Parker, H. & Holm, H. 1990: Patterns of nutrient and energy expenditure in female common eider nesting in the high arctic. - Auk 107: 660-667.
40. Paynter, R.A, Jr. 1951: Clutch-size and egg mortality of Kent island eiders. - Ecology 32: 497-507.
41. Reed, A. 1975: Migration, homing, and mortality of breeding female eiders Somateria mollissima dresseri of the St. Lawrence estuary, Quebec. - Ornis Scandinavica 6: 41-47.
42. Riddington, R. & Gosler, A.G. 1995: Differences in reproductive success and parental qualities between habitats in the great tit Parus major. - Ibis 137: 371-378.
43. Robertson, G.J. 1995: Factors affecting nest site selection and nesting success in the common eider Somateria mollissima. - Ibis 137: 109-115.
44. Rockwell, R.F., Cooch, E.G., Thompson, C.B. & Cooke, F. 1993: Age and reproductive success in female lesser snow geese: experience, senescence and the cost of philopatry. -Journal of Animal Ecology 62: 323-333.
45. SAS Institute Inc. 1996: SAS user's guide: Statistics Version 6.02.- Cary, North Carolina, SAS Institute, Inc., 329 pp.
46. Sokal, R.R. & Rohlf, F.J. 1995: Biometry (3rd ed.). - San Francisco, W.H. Freeman & Co, 887 pp.
47. Schmutz, J.K., Robertson, R.J. & Cooke, F. 1983: Colonial nesting of the Hudson Bay eider duck. - Canadian Journal Zoology 61: 2424-2433.
48. Spurr, E.B. & Milne, H. 1976: Factors affecting laying date in the common eider. - Wildfowl 27: 107-109.
49. X User's Guide, Edition 2. - New York. McGraw-Hill, 988 pp.
50. Swennen, C. 1983: Reproductive output of eiders Somateria m. mollissima on the southern border of its breeding range. - Ardea 71: 345-254.
51. Swennen, C., Ursem, J.C.H. & Duiven, P. 1993: Determinate laying and egg attendance in common eiders. - Ornis Scandinavica 24: 48-52.
52. Tabachnick, G.G. & Fidell, L.S. 1989: Using multivariate statistics (2nd ed.). - New York, Harper Collins, 746 pp.
53. Young, A.D. & Titman, R.D. 1986: Costs and benefits to red-breasted mergansers nesting in tern and gull colonies. - Canadian Journal of Zoology 64: 2339-2343.