Mate changes by black-bellied whistling ducks
The Auk
By: Don Delnicki
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Abstract
Delacour and Mayr (1945) suspected that whistling ducks (Dendrocygnini) kept the same mate for life. Bolen (1971) confirmed that Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) pairs remain together from year to year and reported one pair that had nested together for at least 4 yr. My recapture records of birds banded at nest boxes indicate that Black-bellied Whistling Ducks will pair again when their mate dies; here, I describe two occurrences in which both members of pairs obtained new mates, although their previous mates were still alive.
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Delnicki, D., 1983, Mate changes by black-bellied whistling ducks: The Auk, v. 100, no. 3, p. 728-729.
ISSN: 1938-4254 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mate changes by black-bellied whistling ducks |
| Series title | The Auk |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Ornithological Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 728 |
| Last page | 729 |