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An unusual homing behavior found in the Sichuan Partridge during the early brooding period
- Source :
- Avian Research, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2020.
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Abstract
- In this study, we report an unusual homing behavior of the Sichuan Partridge (Arborophila rufipectus) at the Laojunshan National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China. Hen Sichuan Partridges led the chicks back to the nests where they hatched in the evening and roosted there over night. This behavior lasted 6.7 ± 4.3 nights (range = 1–15; n = 13) after the chicks hatched. At this stage, the hens became very vigilant to predators and human disturbance. If disturbed, they often abandoned the nests immediately and no longer returned thereafter. The ambient temperature at night during the early brooding period of Sichuan Partridge at our study site was ~ 12.4 °C. Our findings suggest that hen Sichuan Partridges may make trade-offs between nest predation risks versus the thermoregulatory needs of their young.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Evening
Partridges
visual_art.art_subject
Zoology
Biology
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Thermoregulation
010605 ornithology
Predation
Nest
Sichuan partridge
parasitic diseases
lcsh:Zoology
Arborophila rufipectus
lcsh:QL1-991
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
National nature reserve
Homing (biology)
Homing behavior
biology.organism_classification
Early brooding period
visual_art
Animal Science and Zoology
Predation risk
Arborophila
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20537166
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Avian Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d1b5abd13793654cf4de60c33268e7ce