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  <dc:contributor>F.J. Cuthbert</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>L.C. Wemmer</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>A.W. Doolittle</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>S.T. Feirer</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>A.N. Powell</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1997</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Techniques for captive-rearing and releasing piping plovers&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Charadrius melodus)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;were developed using a surrogate species, killdeer&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Charadrius vociferus).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:6&lt;461::AID-ZOO1&gt;3.0.CO;2-8</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Wiley</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Captive-rearing piping plovers: Developing techniques to augment wild populations</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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