Title:

Nesting ecology of the spotted munia Lonchura punctulata in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary (Southern India)

Subtitle:

Acta Ornithologica, vol. 36, no. 1 ; Biologia gniazdowania mniszki muszkatowej w rezerwacie Mudumalai (płd. Indie)

Creator:

Gokula, Varadhrajan

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2001

Description:

Bibliogr. s. 4 ; S. [1]-5 : il. ; 27 cm ; Streszcz. pol.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

Mniszka muszkatowa -- biologia lęgowa -- Indie Południowe [KABA] ; Rezerwat Mudumala ; astryldowate ; ptaki ; Lonchura punctulata ; Estrildidae ; Aves

Abstract:

The nesting period of the Spotted Munia is from July to November, a period with frequent rains. Built of grass, nests (n = 60) were spherical or dome-shaped, with a lateral entrance-hole oriented mainly along the most frequent wind direction. They were mostly built on twigs within the tree canopy, the majority of them on thorny plant species. The mean depth and diameter of the nests were 12.32 cm and 4.18 cm respectively. Nesting activities were shared by both sexes. Four to six eggs were laid. The incubation period in 17 pairs varied from 10 to 15 days. All the nests (n = 60) were situated on four plant species only, the greatest preference being for Toddalia asiatica (50%), followed by Gymnosporia montana (25%) and Acacia chundra (20%). Although 50% of the nests were found on T. asiatica, this plant is a straggler and no nest was built on it if it was not present in association with G. montana. For constructing nests the Spotted Munia selected short and small trees in a microhabitat with low canopy cover.

Relation:

Acta Ornithologica

Volume:

36

Issue:

1

Start page:

1

End page:

5

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.257, Vol. 36, No 1 ; MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.4568, Vol. 36, No 1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng ; pol

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp ograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone wyłącznie na terminalach Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN

Projects co-financed by:

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

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