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Nesting Success Gosling Growth And Adult Body Condition Of Giant Canada Geese Branta Canadensis Maxima In Southern Illinois
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Book Synopsis Nesting Success, Gosling Growth, and Adult Body Condition of Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) in Southern Illinois by : Michael R. Sertle
Download or read book Nesting Success, Gosling Growth, and Adult Body Condition of Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) in Southern Illinois written by Michael R. Sertle and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding factors that influence reproductive success is important for managing waterfowl populations. Current breeding density of giant Canada geese ( Branta canadensis maxima ) in the northern 2/3 of Illinois is three times greater than that of the southern 1/3 of Illinois. Previous research indicates that goose population abundance is most likely influenced by mortality of adults, nest success, and gosling growth. In this study, I examined the aspects of fecundity that are most likely to affect giant Canada goose reproduction in southern Illinois: clutch size, nest success, and gosling growth. The average clutch size was 5.0 eggs/nest, and the average nest success was estimated to be 60%. Adult male geese in northern and central Illinois tended to be in better body condition than males in southern Illinois. There was, however, no difference in adult body condition of females between northern, central, and southern Illinois.
Book Synopsis Reproductive Ecology, Bioenergetics, and Experimental Removal of Local Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) in Central Missouri by : John Matthew Coluccy
Download or read book Reproductive Ecology, Bioenergetics, and Experimental Removal of Local Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) in Central Missouri written by John Matthew Coluccy and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Populations of Giant Canada Geese (Branta canadensis maxima) have increased dramatically throughout most of the Mississippi Flyway. This population expansion has been accompanied by an increase in goose-related problems, including depredation of agricultural crops, airport hazards, fecal contamination of water used for drinking or swimming, and damage to lawns, parks, beaches, and golf courses, caused by overgrazing, trampling, feathers, and defecation. Failure to control giant Canada goose populations through traditional harvest methods such as hunting, has prompted interest in alternative harvest methods (nest manipulations, welfare harvest, and nesting female harvest) as a means of reducing goose numbers. The intent of this research was to generate long-term reproductive, survival and bioenergetics data and to utilize these data to develop a population model specific to Missouri Giant Canada Geese. The model was then used to identify population parameters that most influence population growth and to evaluate proposed management actions. Sensitivity analyses indicated that the effect of adult survival on population growth was much greater than any other population parameter. Alternative harvest simulations indicated that nesting female harvest was the most effective means of reducing populations to statewide management objectives. From a management perspective, our results indicate that efforts to control numbers of giant Canada geese should focus on reducing adult survival, in particular adult female survival. It is unlikely that the required reduction in adult survival necessary to reach management objectives will be achieved through traditional harvest methods. Therefore, a combination of non-hunting lethal alternatives will be required.
Book Synopsis The Giant Canada Goose by : Harold Carsten Hanson
Download or read book The Giant Canada Goose written by Harold Carsten Hanson and published by Southern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This revised edition is not an expanded version of the original, summarizing, for example, the dozens of studies that hve been made of the productivity of various subpopulations of the "Giant Canada Goose" since its rediscovery. Rather, the main objectives of this revised, slightly enlarged edition are to redefine the range of this race as it was originally understood and to correct earlier assumptions based on the literature as to racial identity of peripheral populations."--Page xvii.
Book Synopsis Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science by : Illinois State Academy of Science
Download or read book Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science written by Illinois State Academy of Science and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 1 covers the organizational meeting, Springfield, Dec. 7, 1907, and the first regular meeting, Decatur, Feb. 22, 1908.
Book Synopsis Productivity of Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) in Northeastern Illinois by : Mikal Lynn Cline
Download or read book Productivity of Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) in Northeastern Illinois written by Mikal Lynn Cline and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Behavioral and Physiological Changes of Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) Prior to Spring Migration by : Murray Robert McLandress
Download or read book Behavioral and Physiological Changes of Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) Prior to Spring Migration written by Murray Robert McLandress and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Jeffrey Scott Gleason Publisher :Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada ISBN 13 : Total Pages :220 pages Book Rating :4.E/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Influence of Sympatric Lesser Snow Geese (Chen Caerulescens Caerulescens) on Reproductive Performance, Behavior, and Food Habits of Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Interior) on Akimiski Island, Nunavut by : Jeffrey Scott Gleason
Download or read book Influence of Sympatric Lesser Snow Geese (Chen Caerulescens Caerulescens) on Reproductive Performance, Behavior, and Food Habits of Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Interior) on Akimiski Island, Nunavut written by Jeffrey Scott Gleason and published by Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. This book was released on 2003 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on Akimiski Island, Nunavut, indicates declining numbers of nesting Southern James Bay Population (SJBP) Canada Geese (Branta canadensis interior) while increases have been documented for number of breeding Lesser Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens). Low direct recovery rates of goslings is suggestive of late-summer mortality which may be limiting recruitment for Canada geese on Akimiski Island. This study was designed specifically to (1) compare Canada Goose reproductive performance, incubation and brood-rearing behavior in areas of allopatry and sympatry and with Lesser Snow Geese, (2) determine if there are differences in diets of Canada Geese in areas of allopatry and sympatry, and (3) determine if there are differences in diets of Canada and Lesser Snow Geese in the area of sympatry. I documented annual variation for all and spatial variation for some reproductive parameters measured. Results of between-area comparisons of reproductive performance tended to suggest that in some years, Canada Geese nesting in the area of sympatry contribute little towards the maintenance of the island segment of this population. During incubation when females were on nests, male behavior varied as a function of year, area, time-of-day, and incubation stage. Overall, male Canada Geese allocated their time primarily to vigilance, feeding, and resting when females were on the nest. Males in the area of allopatry were more vigilant and fed less compared to males in the area of sympatry. When females were on the nest, their behavior varied relative to time-of-day, incubation stage, and temperature. Females in the area of allopatry were more vigilant than females in the area of sympatry, but overall, females on the nest allocated their time primarily to resting and maintenance. Recess behavior of Canada Geese varied relative to sex, incubation stage, and temperature, but not area, though pairs in the area of allopatry tended to spend more time alert and less time feeding compared to pairs in the area of sympatry. During recesses, males allocated their time primarily to vigilance, whereas females allocated nearly equal proportions of time to feeding and maintenance. Overall, brood-rearing behavior varied relative to year, area, time-of-day, sex/age class, days since peak hatch, brood size, brood density, and temperature. Overall, results are indicative of exploitation competition and I suggest that present foraging conditions are insufficient to meet the energetic demands of breeding Canada Geese, as well as breeding and staging Lesser Snow Geese, molt-migrant Giant Canada Geese, and staging Atlantic Brant. Such an energy deficit is particularly detrimental to the growth and development of Canada Goose goslings resulting in locally poor recruitment which presumably will lead to a much depressed breeding population of Canada Geese on Akimiski Island. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).
Book Synopsis The Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) by :
Download or read book The Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All aspects of Canada goose biology, research, management and taxonomy are included. Literature search was carried out through 1977. 646 citations.
Book Synopsis Nest Site Selection in Relation to Water Level and Some Aspects of Hatching Success in Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima). by : Dennis M. Poly
Download or read book Nest Site Selection in Relation to Water Level and Some Aspects of Hatching Success in Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima). written by Dennis M. Poly and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Short-term Cycles of Behavior in Week-old Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) Under Constant Light and LD:12/12 Conditions by : Carol Lee Borkowski
Download or read book Short-term Cycles of Behavior in Week-old Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) Under Constant Light and LD:12/12 Conditions written by Carol Lee Borkowski and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nesting Giant Canada Geese of Southeastern Lower Michigan by : Richard Marvin Kaminski
Download or read book Nesting Giant Canada Geese of Southeastern Lower Michigan written by Richard Marvin Kaminski and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima) are year-around residents in the Huron River Valley of southeastern Lower Michigan. The flock originated from maxima stock that were either released or escaped from private waterfowl collections during the mid-1920's. A study was made during the spring and summer of 1974 to determine the flock's breeding range, to quantitatively describe the nesting habitat, to estimate the size of the breeding population, its productivity, and survival of goslings to fledging.
Book Synopsis A Study of the Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) Nesting at Crex Meadows, Wisconsin by : Michael Chester Zicus
Download or read book A Study of the Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) Nesting at Crex Meadows, Wisconsin written by Michael Chester Zicus and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Rocky Mountain Population of the Western Canada Goose by : William B. Krohn
Download or read book The Rocky Mountain Population of the Western Canada Goose written by William B. Krohn and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The western Canada goose (Branta canadensis moffitti) was divided into a Rocky Mountain population (RMP) and a Pacific population (PP) on the basis of band recovery programs examined in this study and recovery data from other investigators. Habitat information provided a base line for evaluating future changes in nesting, molting, and wintering areas. Topics covered in the discussion of breeding biology are nesting chronology, spring population composition, breeding age, clutch size, nesting success, artificial nesting structures, and gosling survival. Some management recommendations include the refinement and standardization of spring and winter aerial surveys, and more accurate age and sex determinations when geese are banded and color-marked.
Book Synopsis Age Specific Breeding Rates and Condition Indices of Interior Canada Geese by : Timothy John Moser
Download or read book Age Specific Breeding Rates and Condition Indices of Interior Canada Geese written by Timothy John Moser and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nesting Biology of Giant Canada Geese on Southern Illinois Surface Mines by : Robin Ann Butler
Download or read book Nesting Biology of Giant Canada Geese on Southern Illinois Surface Mines written by Robin Ann Butler and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Waterfowl Management Handbook by : I. J. Ball
Download or read book Waterfowl Management Handbook written by I. J. Ball and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Gosling Mortality and Movement of Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) at Old Hickory Lake, Tennessee by : Ralph E. Webb
Download or read book The Gosling Mortality and Movement of Giant Canada Geese (Branta Canadensis Maxima) at Old Hickory Lake, Tennessee written by Ralph E. Webb and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
