Nesting behavior in the mallard / Patrick J. Caldwell.
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TextPublication details: 1971.Description: 44 p. : ill. ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: This study was undertaken as part of an overall project attempting to understand the nesting and nest micro-climate of the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Behavior of the hen duck at and on the nest produces the micro-climate that promotes growth and hatching of the young. Thus,behavior and not simply egg temperature is essential to understanding natural incubation. The overall goal of the study was to provide a better knowledge of what natural incubation is like. This information may eventually assist in artificial propagation of 'wild' birds.Incubation of domestic bird eggs raised for commercial use has been well explored. Genetic selection pressure for those types of incubation conditions has been high. Thus, where parent stock is from the wild, and every effort is made to keep stock and production as near to the genetics of wild birds, every facet of nesting must be looked at. By selecting an incubation routine similar to the natural one and by treating eggs as the female does, we
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Submitted to Dr. John N. Kaufmann, Associate Professor of Biological Science and Zoology, University of Florida, as partial credit in Ethology ZY671
Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-44).
This study was undertaken as part of an overall project attempting to understand the nesting and nest micro-climate of the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Behavior of the hen duck at and on the nest produces the micro-climate that promotes growth and hatching of the young. Thus,behavior and not simply egg temperature is essential to understanding natural incubation. The overall goal of the study was to provide a better knowledge of what natural incubation is like. This information may eventually assist in artificial propagation of 'wild' birds.Incubation of domestic bird eggs raised for commercial use has been well explored. Genetic selection pressure for those types of incubation conditions has been high. Thus, where parent stock is from the wild, and every effort is made to keep stock and production as near to the genetics of wild birds, every facet of nesting must be looked at. By selecting an incubation routine similar to the natural one and by treating eggs as the female does, we