Variation in Reproductivity with Age in the Brown Pelican
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Auk
- Vol. 95 (1) , 128-134
- https://doi.org/10.2307/4085503
Abstract
About 10% of the Brown Pelicans breeding in South Carolina are in immature plumage. In comparison to adult breeders, immatures nested later, laid a smaller clutch, nested more frequently in low ground that was flooded, lost a larger proportion of nestlings, and produced fewer downy young per nest. Factors such as experience in breeding and fishing success probably influence reproductive success of pelicans of various ages.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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