Sex-Related Dispersal in the Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)

dc.contributor.author Skrade, Paul
dc.contributor.author Dinsmore, Stephen
dc.contributor.author Dinsmore, Stephen
dc.contributor.department Natural Resource Ecology and Management
dc.date 2018-02-15T20:57:09.000
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dc.date.copyright Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2010
dc.date.embargo 2015-02-27
dc.date.issued 2010-07-01
dc.description.abstract <p>The rapid multiclutch mating system of the Mountain Plover (<em>Charadrius montanus</em>) provides an opportunity to examine sex differences in natal, within-year, and between-year breeding dispersal. We used nest locations over a 14-year period from a population of Mountain Plovers breeding on prairie dog colonies in Montana to examine sex-related patterns in natal and within-year breeding dispersal. Additionally, we modeled between-year dispersal distances in relation to sex, previous nest fate, and the occurrence of sylvatic plague in the colonies. We also modeled successive nest fate using dispersal distance and these same covariates. We found no evidence of sex differences in distances moved during natal dispersal (mean = 13.0 km for 16 males; mean = 10.2 km for 22 females) or within-year breeding dispersal (mean = 2.8 km for 22 males; mean = 3.0 km for 26 females). The mean (+- SE) dispersal distance was 2.7 +- 0.60 km (<em>n</em> = 115) for males nesting in consecutive years and 4.3 +- 0.87 km (<em>n</em> = 87) for females.</p> <p>Previous nest fate was the only factor that had a strong effect on between-year breeding dispersal. On average, birds that were previously successful moved 3.0 +- 0.55 km (<em>n</em> = 149), whereas unsuccessful birds moved 4.6 +- 1.18 km (<em>n</em> = 53). None of the effects tested was suitable for predicting subsequent nest fate. Our work provides a better understanding of dispersal in an uncommon shorebird, additional insight into a novel mating system, and a basis for testing theories of avian dispersal.</p>
dc.description.comments <p>This article is from <em>Auk</em> 127 (2010): 671, doi:<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/auk.2010.09059">10.1525/auk.2010.09059</a>. Posted with permission.</p>
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dc.source.uri 10.1525/auk.2010.09059
dc.subject.disciplines Natural Resources Management and Policy
dc.subject.disciplines Ornithology
dc.subject.disciplines Population Biology
dc.subject.disciplines Poultry or Avian Science
dc.subject.keywords Charadrius montanus
dc.subject.keywords dispersal
dc.subject.keywords Mountain Plover
dc.subject.keywords nest fate
dc.subject.keywords rapid multiclutch
dc.subject.keywords shorebird
dc.title Sex-Related Dispersal in the Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)
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