Captive-rearing piping plovers: Developing techniques to augment wild populations
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Abstract
Techniques for captive-rearing and releasing piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) were developed using a surrogate species, killdeer (Charadrius vociferus). We compared captive- and parent-reared killdeer, and parent-reared piping plovers and determined that growth and behavior were similar. After surrogate trials determined that captive-rearing was feasible, we used the same methods to raise piping plover chicks from salvaged eggs. For captive-reared chick of both species, survival to fledging was higher than and behaviors similar to parent-reared chicks in the wild. Rearing techniques were fine-tuned, and ten piping plover fledglings were released to the wild. Based on our results, we developed recommendations for captive-rearing piping plovers using salvaged eggs to enhance productivity of small populations.
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Powell, A., Cuthbert, F., Wemmer, L., Doolittle, A., and Feirer, S., 1997, Captive-rearing piping plovers: Developing techniques to augment wild populations: Zoo Biology, v. 16, no. 6, p. 461-477, https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:6<461::AID-ZOO1>3.0.CO;2-8.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Captive-rearing piping plovers: Developing techniques to augment wild populations |
| Series title | Zoo Biology |
| DOI | 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:6<461::AID-ZOO1>3.0.CO;2-8 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 17 p. |
| First page | 461 |
| Last page | 477 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County, Chippewa County, Emmet County |
| Other Geospatial | northern Michigan |