On renesting in semi-captive Barnacle Geese

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Carl Mitchell
Jeffrey M Black
Myrfyn Owen
John West

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Nests of 116 semi-captive Barnacle Geese in southern England had their clutches removed at various stages of incubation. Within a period of 8 to 35 days 44% renested. Renesting occured most often in older birds that had spent a short time incubating their first clutch. A local photoperiod cycle which is inadequate to cause the geese to become photorefactory, together with a super abundance of food at Slimbridge may influence such renesting.

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Mitchell, C., Black, J. M., Owen, M., & West, J. (1988). On renesting in semi-captive Barnacle Geese. Wildfowl, 133–136. Retrieved from https://tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/article/view/154727
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Wildfowl 39
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