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Kusack JW, Tozer DC, Schummer ML, Hobson KA. Origins of harvested American black ducks: stable isotopes support the flyover hypothesis. J Wildl Manage 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Jackson W. Kusack
- Western University, Department of Biology Biological and Geological Sciences Building 1151 Richmond Street London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada
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- Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Program Birds Canada P.O. Box 160 (Courier: 115 Front Road) Port Rowan, Ontario N0E 1M0 Canada
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- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Department of Environmental Biology 1 Forestry Drive Syracuse, New York 13210 USA
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- Western University, Department of Biology Biological and Geological Sciences Building 1151 Richmond Street London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada
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Lawson DM, Williams CK, Howell DL, Fuller JC. American Black Duck Nesting Ecology in North Carolina. J Wildl Manage 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Daniel M. Lawson
- University of Delaware 531 South College Avenue Newark DE 19716 USA
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- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 132 Marine Drive Edenton NC 27699 USA
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- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 132 Marine Drive Edenton NC 27699 USA
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Lawson DM, Williams CK, Lavretsky P, Howell DL, Fuller JC. Mallard–Black Duck Hybridization and Population Genetic Structure in North Carolina. J Wildl Manage 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Daniel M. Lawson
- University of Delaware, 531 South College Avenue Newark DE 19716 USA
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- University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Avenue El Paso TX 79968 USA
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- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 132 Marine Drive Edenton NC 27699 USA
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- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 132 Marine Drive Edenton NC 27699 USA
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Sullivan KM, Kopec AD. Mercury in wintering American black ducks (Anas rubripes) downstream from a point-source on the lower Penobscot River, Maine, USA. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 612:1187-1199. [PMID: 28892863 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Waterfowl wintering along the lower Penobscot River, Maine continue to be exposed to elevated Hg concentrations from the HoltraChem chlor-alkali plant that operated along the river between 1967 and 2000. In American black ducks (Anas rubripes) total Hg in duck breast muscle increased with residence time on contaminated marshes, reaching means of 0.82±0.21μg/g ww (wet weight) by the end of the fall hunting season, and prompting Maine to issue a human consumption advisory on duck breast muscle. Methyl Hg comprised over 99% of the total Hg in breast muscle. The ratio of Hg concentrations in blood and muscle were strongly correlated and approached 1:1 after extended residence times. Primary feather (P1) total Hg concentrations averaged 2.2±1.3μg/g fw (fresh weight), verifying low Hg exposure during feather growth on distant breeding grounds the preceding summer. Mercury concentrations in black ducks, following winter residence along the lower Penobscot exceeded levels associated with reproductive toxicity. Carry-over of Hg to summer breeding grounds may limit the subsequent reproductive success of black ducks.
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- Kelsey M Sullivan
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Wildlife Research and Assessment Section, Bangor, ME 04401, USA.
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- Penobscot River Mercury Study, 479 Beechwood Ave., Old Town, ME 04468, USA.
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McDougall MB, Amundson CL. Harvest dynamics and annual survival of mallards and grey ducks. J Wildl Manage 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Matthew B. McDougall
- New Zealand Fish and Game, Eastern Region; 1130 Paradise Valley Road, Rotorua, Private Bag 3010 Rotorua 3046 New Zealand
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Alaska Science Center; 4210 University Drive Anchorage AK 99508 USA
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Arnold TW, Afton AD, Anteau MJ, Koons DN, Nicolai CA. Temporal variation in survival and recovery rates of lesser scaup. J Wildl Manage 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Todd W. Arnold
- Department of Fisheries; Wildlife and Conservation Biology; University of Minnesota; 135 Skok Hall St. Paul MN 55108 USA
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- School of Renewable Natural Resources; Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; 8711 37th St SE Jamestown ND 58401 USA
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- Department of Wildland Resources and the Ecology Center; Utah State University; 5230 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322-5230 USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science; University of Nevada Reno; 1664 North Virginia Street Reno NV 89557 USA
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Robinson OJ, McGowan CP, Devers PK. Updating movement estimates for American black ducks (Anas rubripes). PeerJ 2016; 4:e1787. [PMID: 26989624 PMCID: PMC4793334 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Understanding migratory connectivity for species of concern is of great importance if we are to implement management aimed at conserving them. New methods are improving our understanding of migration; however, banding (ringing) data is by far the most widely available and accessible movement data for researchers. Here, we use band recovery data for American black ducks (Anas rubripes) from 1951-2011 and analyze their movement among seven management regions using a hierarchical Bayesian framework. We showed that black ducks generally exhibit flyway fidelity, and that many black ducks, regardless of breeding region, stopover or overwinter on the Atlantic coast of the United States. We also show that a non-trivial portion of the continental black duck population either does not move at all or moves to the north during the fall migration (they typically move to the south). The results of this analysis will be used in a projection modeling context to evaluate how habitat or harvest management actions in one region would propagate throughout the continental population of black ducks. This analysis may provide a guide for future research and help inform management efforts for black ducks as well as other migratory species.
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- Orin J Robinson
- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University , USA
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- US Geological Survey, Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit , Auburn, AL , USA
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Roy C, Cumming SG, McIntire EJ. Spatial and temporal variation in harvest probabilities for American black duck. Ecol Evol 2015; 5:1992-2004. [PMID: 26045951 PMCID: PMC4449754 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Assessing spatial variation in waterfowl harvest probabilities from banding data is challenging because reporting and recovery probabilities have distinct spatial patterns that covary temporally with harvesting regulations, hunter effort, and reporting methods. We analyzed direct band recovery data from American black ducks banded on the Canadian breeding grounds from 1970 through 2010. Data were registered to a 1-degree grid and analyzed using hierarchical logistic regression models with spatially correlated errors to estimate the annual probabilities of band recovery and the proportion of individuals recovered in Canada. Probability of harvest was estimated from these values, in combination with independent estimates of reporting probabilities in Canada and the USA. Model covariates included estimates of hunting effort and factors for harvest regulation and band reporting methods. Both the band recovery processes and the proportion of individuals recovered in Canada had significant spatial structure. Recovery probabilities were highest in southern Ontario, along the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, and in Nova Scotia. Black ducks breeding in Nova Scotia and southern Quebec were harvested predominantly in Canada. Recovery probabilities for juveniles were correlated with hunter effort, while the adult recoveries were weakly correlated with the implementation of stricter harvest regulations in the early 1980s. Mean harvest probability decreased in the northern portion of the survey area but remained stable or even increased in the south. Harvest probabilities for juveniles in 2010 exceeded 20% in southern Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. Our results demonstrate fine-scale variation in harvest probabilities for black duck on the Canadian breeding ground. In particular, harvest probabilities should be closely monitored along the Saint Lawrence River system and in the Atlantic provinces to avoid overexploitation.
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- Christian Roy
- Faculté de foresterie, de géographie et de géomatique and Centre d'étude de la Forêt, Université Laval Pavillon Abitibi-Price, 2405 Rue de la Terrasse, Québec, Canada
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- Faculté de foresterie, de géographie et de géomatique and Centre d'étude de la Forêt, Université Laval Pavillon Abitibi-Price, 2405 Rue de la Terrasse, Québec, Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Pacific Forestry Centre 506 Burnside Road West, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8Z 1M5
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Garrettson PR, Raftovich RV, Hines JE, Zimmerman GS. Band reporting probabilities of mallards, American black ducks, and wood ducks in eastern North America. J Wildl Manage 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Pamela R. Garrettson
- Division of Migratory Bird Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 11510 American Holly Drive Laurel MD 20708 USA
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- Division of Migratory Bird Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 10815 Loblolly Pine Drive Laurel MD 20708 USA
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- U. S. Geological Survey Biological Resource Division; Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; 12100 Beech Forest Road Laurel MD 20708 USA
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- Division of Migratory Bird Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 3020 State University Drive East Modoc Hall Suite 2007 Sacramento CA 95819 USA
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Brown VL, Drake JM, Stallknecht DE, Brown JD, Pedersen K, Rohani P. Dissecting a wildlife disease hotspot: the impact of multiple host species, environmental transmission and seasonality in migration, breeding and mortality. J R Soc Interface 2013; 10:20120804. [PMID: 23173198 PMCID: PMC3565696 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have been implicated in all human influenza pandemics in recent history. Despite this, surprisingly little is known about the mechanisms underlying the maintenance and spread of these viruses in their natural bird reservoirs. Surveillance has identified an AIV 'hotspot' in shorebirds at Delaware Bay, in which prevalence is estimated to exceed other monitored sites by an order of magnitude. To better understand the factors that create an AIV hotspot, we developed and parametrized a mechanistic transmission model to study the simultaneous epizootiological impacts of multi-species transmission, seasonal breeding, host migration and mixed transmission routes. We scrutinized our model to examine the potential for an AIV hotspot to serve as a 'gateway' for the spread of novel viruses into North America. Our findings identify the conditions under which a novel influenza virus, if introduced into the system, could successfully invade and proliferate.
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- V L Brown
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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CALVERT ANNAM, GAUTHIER GILLES. Effects of exceptional conservation measures on survival and seasonal hunting mortality in greater snow geese. J Appl Ecol 2005. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01042.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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McCorquodale DB, Knapton RW. CHANGES IN NUMBERS OF WINTERING AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS AND MALLARDS IN URBAN CAPE BRETON ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA. Northeast Nat (Steuben) 2003. [DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2003)010[0297:cinowa]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gauthier G, Pradel R, Menu S, Lebreton JD. SEASONAL SURVIVAL OF GREATER SNOW GEESE AND EFFECT OF HUNTING UNDER DEPENDENCE IN SIGHTING PROBABILITY. Ecology 2001. [DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[3105:ssogsg]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sutherland WJ. Sustainable exploitation: a review of principles and methods. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2001. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2001.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- William J. Sutherland
- William J. Sutherland, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK -
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