Ibarzabal Jacques et Tremblay Junior A.. (2006). The hole saw method for accessing woodpecker nestlings during developmental studies. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 43, (2), p. 235-238.
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A method allowing the easy access of nestlings of cavity nesting species is outlined. Briefly, a hole saw fitted to an 18-V cordless drill is used to cut a hole between 5 cm and 8 cm below the cavity entrance. The aperture created allows extraction of nestlings by hand. After manipulation, the wooden disk cut during the formation of the hole is wrapped with duct tape, fitted into the hole and secured in place with two screws. The technique was tested on 25 occupied black-backed woodpecker cavities. No mortality occurred during the drilling process, no nest was abandoned and adults returned to feed nestlings within a few minutes of completion of the manipulations. Furthermore, some opened cavities were reused, either by black-backed woodpeckers or by secondary cavity nesters, suggesting that the nests conserved their natural aspect.
| Type de document: | Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation |
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| ISSN: | 0003455X (ISSN) |
| Volume: | 43 |
| Numéro: | 2 |
| Pages: | p. 235-238 |
| Version évaluée par les pairs: | Oui |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Sujets: | Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Biologie et autres sciences connexes |
| Département, module, service et unité de recherche: | Départements et modules > Département des sciences fondamentales |
| Mots-clés: | bird, nestling, research, Picoides arcticus, nesting success, cavity nesting |
| Déposé le: | 06 juin 2017 13:33 |
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| Dernière modification: | 06 juin 2017 13:33 |
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