Title:

Clutch size and breeding performance of marsh tits Parus palustris in relation to hole size in a primeval forest

Subtitle:

Acta Ornithologica, vol. 38, no. 1 ; Wielkość zniesienia i udatność lęgów sikor ubogich w zależności od rozmiarów dziupli w lesie pierwotnym ; Hole parameters and clutch size of marsh tit

Creator:

Wesołowski, Tomasz (1950– )

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Museum & Institute of Zoology

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2003

Description:

Bibliogr. p. 71-72 ; P. [64]-72 : ill. ; 27 cm ; Abstract in Polish. Taxa in Latin

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Marsh Tit ; birds ; breeding biology ; Poland ; Białowieża National Park ; Białowieski National Park ; nesting success ; tree holes ; Parus palustris ; Poecile palustris ; Paridae ; Aves

Abstract:

Marsh Tit, a secondary hole nesting bird, was studied in an area with superabundant holes (the primeval forest in the Białowieża National Park, E. Poland). It was not expected to find any relationship between hole size and either clutch size or breeding performance. Analysis of about 350 nest histories collected over 13 years revealed, as expected, no difference between breeding in medium-sized or large holes, but birds using small holes (lowest 25th percentile) laid smaller clutches, fledged marginally fewer young and lost more broods than the birds using the two larger size classes. However, this variation was not due to differences in the timing of laying or the age of females across the hole classes. It is suggested that the use of small holes persisted because of the relatively low fitness energetic costs of making such a sub-optimal choice.

Relation:

Acta Ornithologica

Volume:

38

Issue:

1

Start page:

64

End page:

72

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.257-38-1 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4568-38-1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at:

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

Access:

Open