Long-term pair bonds in Harlequin Ducks.

Title:	Long-term pair bonds in Harlequin Ducks.
Author:	Smith, C.M.; Cooke, F.; Robertson, G.J.; Goudie, R.I.; Boyd, W.S.
Abstract:	We documented the frequency of pair reunion in Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) on breeding streams in Alberta, and at a molting/wintering area in southwesternB ritishC olumbia.A s long as their mate is alive, Harlequin Duck pairs reunite on the wintering area and return to the breeding stream together. Pairs reunite even if the female is unsuccessful at breeding the previous season, which suggests that reuniting with the same mate year after year is important. Some males that have lost their mate and fail to re-pair on the wintering area show fidelity to their former breeding site.
Subject:	breeding site fidelity Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus mate fidelity pair reunion
Type:	Article
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URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10315/13797
Published:	University of California Press
Citation:	The Condor 102(1): 201-205 (Feb., 2000)
Date:	2000-02