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- Title
PAIR FORMATION AND PAIR MAINTENANCE IN THE REDSHANK TRINGA TOTANUS.
- Authors
HALE, W. G.; ASHCROFT, R. P.
- Abstract
The percentage (45.6%) of colour-marked Redshanks which return to Banks Marsh NNR retain the pair from the previous year. whilst 6.9% of the previous year's pairs separate and take new mates. In 29.8%, of the previous year's pairs only the male returns and in 17.7%, only the female returns. Usually pairs are established by the male performing a display flight and pair maintenance is facilitated by means of an alighting ceremony. Two main peaks occur in the performance of these displays which are associated with two physiological groups within the population. early and late breeders.
- Publication
Ibis, 1982, Vol 124, Issue 4, p471
- ISSN
0019-1019
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1474-919X.1982.tb03792.x