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Abstract
Activity budgets of adult Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) with and without neck bands during the non-breeding season revealed that geese with neck bands spent more time preening than geese without neck bands while at foraging sites, but not while at roosting sites. Neck-banded and control geese spent equal time in other important activities (alert, feeding, sleeping, locomotor activities, flying, or social interactions) while at both foraging and roosting sites. Neck-banded geese apparently compensated for the increase in preening activity by reducing the amount of time spent in alert postures relative to control geese (23.9 vs. 28.6%), although the decrease was not significant (P = 0.106). There was a significant negative relationship (P = 0.038) between the length of time a goose had worn a neck band and the amount of time spent preening while at roost sites. After a short acclimation period, neck bands probably have minimal effect on the activity of wintering Greater White-fronted Geese.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of neck bands on the behavior of wintering greater white-fronted geese |
| Series title | Journal of Field Ornithology |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center, Alaska Science Center Biology WTEB |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 249 |
| Last page | 253 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska, California |
| Other Geospatial | Klamath Basin, Sacremento Valley |
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