Breeding success of the Eurasian eagle owl (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Bubo bubo</Emphasis>) and rodent population dynamics |
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Authors: | A V Andreychev A S Lapshin V A Kuznetsov |
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Institution: | 1.Mordovia State University,Saransk,Russia |
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Abstract: | The dependence of the breeding success of the eagle owl on the population dynamics of rodents, which are a staple of its diet in Mordovia, was traced. At peak numbers of rodents, large clutches and a high survival rate of fledglings were observed in the breeding pairs; after a year of depression of rodent populations, in the following year, the pairs do not nest at all or their breeding success is reduced to a minimum due to the death of the clutches. In 52% of the cases, the nesting pairs laid three eggs; in 31%, two eggs; in 9%, four eggs; in 4%, one egg or five eggs. The average clutch size was 2.78 ± 0.17. The average number of chicks grown from a successful nest was 2.41 ± 0.27. The nests in Mordovia were located at a distance of 1.1–3.7 km from residential areas. |
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