Woodcock brood ecology in Maine
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Abstract
Captures of 102 American woodcock (Philohela minor) broods, including 338 chicks, from 1977 to 1980 provided data on age-related production by breeding females and on growth and survival of chicks. Although broods of second-year females are smaller and hatch at slightly later dates and the growth of the chicks is slower than that of broods of after-second-year hens, we could detect no difference in survival of the chicks. Yearly variation in the sex ratio of fledged young was probably the result of selection for or against larger female chicks during different environmental conditions. Broodmates associate with each other throughout the summer, and there are differences in habitat preferences between young (1-5 days old) and older (> 5 days old) broods. Older broods prefer more open, mature forest stands with fewer trees per hectare.
Suggested Citation
Dwyer, T., Derleth, E., McAuley, D., 1982, Woodcock brood ecology in Maine, chap. of Woodcock Ecology and Management, p. 63-70.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Woodcock brood ecology in Maine |
| Series number | 14 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | v, 191 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Woodcock Ecology and Management |
| First page | 63 |
| Last page | 70 |