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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.
Publication type | Article |
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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 |
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