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Nestling size rank in the little egret ( Egretta garzetta ) influences subsequent breeding success of offspring

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Few studies have investigated the long-term fitness consequences of nestling size hierarchies in altricial birds. In this study, we investigated whether or not the size rank order of siblings influences subsequent breeding success in the little egret, Egretta garzetta. From a marking program allowing individual recognition of wild birds, we obtained data on the breeding success of 56 pairs comprising individuals for which the size rank order was known. The breeding success in these pairs was positively influenced by the age of the marked bird but negatively affected by the laying date of the pair and the size rank order of the marked individual. There was also a significant difference between breeding colonies. We suggest two main hypotheses for a link between size rank order of individuals and their breeding success and we discuss our results in relation to current hypotheses on the adaptive value of hatching asynchrony.
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Frédéric Thomas, Yves Kayser, Heinz Hafner. Nestling size rank in the little egret ( Egretta garzetta ) influences subsequent breeding success of offspring. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1999, 45 (6), pp.466-470. ⟨10.1007/s002650050585⟩. ⟨hal-02530917⟩
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