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What preys on piping plover eggs and chicks?
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2005Abstract Recovery of the imperiled northern Great Plains population of piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) largely depends on reducing predation on the plover's eggs and chicks, but sources of predation are poorly understood. We examined differences in the productivity of piping plovers managed by various predator exclosure options from central North ...
Jacob S. Ivan, Robert K. Murphy
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Piping Plovers Nesting Amongst Cottonwood Saplings
Waterbirds, 2007Abstract Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) typically nest on unvegetated sand or gravel substrates throughout their breeding range. We report on the atypical habitat characteristics of four Piping Plover nests that we found amongst young cottonwood (Populus deltoides) saplings on a sandbar island in the Missouri River along the South Dakota-Nebraska ...
Conor P. McGowan +3 more
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Distribution and Dispersal in the Piping Plover
The Auk, 1988Abstract Individually marked Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) were studied from 1981-1987 in Manitoba and Minnesota relative to dispersal patterns of age and sex classes. Unlike monogamous passerines, males returned to former breeding sites only slightly more often than females.
Haig, Susan M., Oring, Lewis W.
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Observations of Fish Consumption by Piping Plovers
Northeastern Naturalist, 2016Abstract Between April 2014 and August 2015, we observed 4 Charadrius melodus (Piping Plover) consume small, dead fish, including Anchoa mitchilli (Bay Anchovy) on New York barrier islands. These observations are among the first documented evidence of vertebrate prey in Piping Plover diets.
Julia D. Monk +4 more
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An Overview of the Status and Distribution of Piping Plovers in Virginia
Waterbirds, 2007Abstract From 1986-2005, Virginia supported between 6% and 13% of the federally threatened Atlantic Coast Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) breeding population with an annual average of 111 nesting pairs (SD ± 25.0, range = 84-192 pairs). The statewide population remained relatively static from 1986-2003 (x = 104.4 pairs, SD ± 12.0, range = 84-127 ...
Ruth Boettcher +4 more
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Substrate and Vegetation Selection by Nesting Piping Plovers
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2008Abstract We studied substrate composition and vegetation cover at Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) nests and paired random plots on New York beaches that had been widened by renourishment (deposition of dredged sand). Most nests (59.4%, n = 32) were in unvegetated plots, mean ± SE vegetative cover around nests was 7.5 ± 1.7%, and all plovers nested ...
Jonathan B. Cohen +2 more
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Video Evidence of Piping Plover Nest Predation
Northwestern Naturalist, 2010Herreid CF, Kinney S. 1967. Temperature and development of the wood frog, Rana sylvatica, in Alaska. Ecology 48:576-589. JOHNSON OW. 1965. Early development, embryonic temperature tolerance and rate of development in Rana pretiosa luteiventris Thompson [dissertation]. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University. 74 p. LlCHT LE. 1971.
Corie L. White +2 more
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Pathological Complexity Theory and the Piping Plover
Adaptive BehaviorWalter Veit has written an important book about his theory of Pathological Complexity positing animals’ life history challenges as the driving force behind the evolution of consciousness. I agree completely with his “bottom-up” approach, emphasizing the animal’s world view and sensory capacities, not human’s, when attempting to ...
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Mate, Site, and Territory Fidelity in Piping Plovers
The Auk, 1988-Breeding-site fidelity, territory retention, and mate fidelity were examined in a color-banded population of monogamous Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) breeding at five focal sites in southern Manitoba from 1981 to 1986. Frequent nest destruction by predators and storms provided numerous opportunities for birds to change mates and territories ...
Haig, Susan M., Oring, Lewis W.
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Accidental Egg Removal by Incubating Piping Plovers
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2009Abstract Clutch reduction (the disappearance of 1 or more eggs) is often reported in studies examining avian reproductive success and has typically been attributed to nest predation. We recorded clutch reductions at 20 (11%) of 188 Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) nests at Chaplin Lake, Saskatchewan from 2002 to 2004.
Corie L. White +2 more
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