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- Title
Captive-rearing piping plovers: Developing techniques to augment wild populations.
- Authors
Powell, Abby N.; Cuthbert, Francesca J.; Wemmer, Lauren C.; Doolittle, Alice W.; Feirer, Shane T.
- Abstract
Techniques for captive-rearing and releasing piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) were developed using a surrogate species, killdeer (Charadrius vociferus). We compared captive- and parent-reared killdeer, and parent-reared piping plovers and determined that growth and behavior were similar. After surrogate trials determined that captive-rearing was feasible, we used the same methods to raise piping plover chicks from salvaged eggs. For captive-reared chick of both species, survival to fledging was higher than and behaviors similar to parent-reared chicks in the wild. Rearing techniques were fine-tuned, and ten piping plover fledglings were released to the wild. Based on our results, we developed recommendations for captive-rearing piping plovers using salvaged eggs to enhance productivity of small populations. Zoo Biol 16:461-477, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Publication
Zoo Biology, 1997, Vol 16, Issue 6, p461
- ISSN
0733-3188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:6<461::AID-ZOO1>3.0.CO;2-8