| Titre : | Interspecific nest reuse between two species of waders in northern Sahara and an overview of records of mixed clutches in Algerian waterbirds (2022) |
| Auteurs : | Abdelwahab Chedad, Auteur ; Abdelhakim Bouzid, Auteur ; Djamel Bendjoudi, Auteur ; Abdelkader Horo, Auteur ; Omar Guezoul, Auteur ; Boudjema Samraoui, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | African Journal of Ecology (Online 2022-01-02) |
| Article en page(s) : | 5 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Algérie ; Sahara ; Charadrius alexandrinus ; Himantopus himantopus ; Oiseaux d'eau ; Relation interspécifique ; nidification |
| Résumé : | Nest site selection is a crucial life-history trait that enhances offspring survival by providing nests with key attributes at various spatial scales: concealment, orientation, thermoregulation, etc.. In addition, avian life-history includes nest building that typically involves a trade- off between energy expenditure and fitness benefits . Nest construction in waders consists of excavating a shallow depression or nest scrape. This process has been deemed as less energy demanding as reflected by the availabil- ity of unused nests during the breeding season . Nevertheless, intra-specific nest reuse has been largely documented. In contrast, waders seem to engage only rarely in inter- specific nest reuse . In this paper, we report on the reuse by a Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus of a black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus nest scrape containing an unhatched egg. We also discuss the topic of avian mixed clutches and provide a brief synopsis of the relevant literature involving Algerian waterbirds. |
| En ligne : | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aje.12958 |



