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DOI	10.2989/00306525.2019.1704900
	Breeding ecology of the Cream-coloured Courser in Cape Verde
	Rice, Romy 1; Valdebenito, Jose O.2; Ottensmann, Meinolf 3; Engel, Noemie 1; Adriao, Andreia 4; Szekely, Tamas 1,2,4
通讯作者	Rice, Romy
来源期刊	OSTRICH
ISSN	0030-6525
EISSN	1727-947X
出版年	2020
卷号	91 期号:1 页码:65-73
英文摘要	The Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor exsul is a data-deficient shorebird distributed across Eurasia and Africa. The subspecies exsul is endemic to the Cape Verde archipelago. In contrast with their mainland breeding sites, where coursers appear to be nomadic and rare throughout their range, the Cape Verde population is year-round resident and locally abundant. Here we investigate the breeding ecology of Cream-coloured Coursers in Maio, Cape Verde, where they breed in rocky semi-desert habitat. Over four consecutive breeding seasons (2015-2018), we found 52 nests, and ringed 56 adults and 100 chicks. Forty eight percent of 52 nests produced at least one chick; the main nest predators were Brown-necked Ravens Corvus ruficollis and domestic dogs Canis familiaris. Although coursers were thought to be sexually monomorphic, we found that adult males had longer tarsi than adult females. Coursers appeared to be socially monogamous and both sexes incubated the eggs and reared the young. Maio is currently a rural island with little development; however, the island is faced with the threat of touristic development. Therefore, research is required to understand how the courser population will respond to anthropogenic pressures in the future.
英文关键词	breeding success Cursorius cursor exsul mating system parental care sexual size dimorphism
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Hungary ; England ; Germany ; Cape Verde
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000518715900001
WOS关键词	CLUTCH-SIZE ; INCUBATION CAPACITY ; SELECTION ; CALCIUM ; FOOD ; BIODIVERSITY ; POPULATIONS ; ISLANDS ; VOLUME
WOS类目	Ornithology
WOS研究方向	Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/315261
作者单位	1.Univ Debrecen, Dept Evolutionary Zool & Human Biol, Debrecen, Hungary; 2.Univ Bath, Milner Ctr Evolut, Bath, Avon, England; 3.Bielefeld Univ, Dept Anim Behav, Bielefeld, Germany; 4.Maio Biodivers Fdn, Maio, Cape Verde
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rice, Romy,Valdebenito, Jose O.,Ottensmann, Meinolf,et al. Breeding ecology of the Cream-coloured Courser in Cape Verde[J],2020,91(1):65-73.
APA	Rice, Romy,Valdebenito, Jose O.,Ottensmann, Meinolf,Engel, Noemie,Adriao, Andreia,&Szekely, Tamas.(2020).Breeding ecology of the Cream-coloured Courser in Cape Verde.OSTRICH,91(1),65-73.
MLA	Rice, Romy,et al."Breeding ecology of the Cream-coloured Courser in Cape Verde".OSTRICH 91.1(2020):65-73.