An unusual homing behavior found in the Sichuan Partridge during the early brooding period  

作　　者：Yiqiang Fu Shufang Wang Benping Chen Simon Dowell Zhengwang Zhang 

机构地区：[1]College of Life Sciences,Sichuan Normal University,Chengdu 610101,Sichuan,China [2]College of Life Sciences,Leshan Normal University,Leshan 614004,Sichuan,China [3]Laojunshan National Nature Reserve Administration,Pingshan 645350,Sichuan,China [4]North of England Zoological Society,Chester Zoo,Upton by Chester,Chester CH21LH,UK [5]Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering,College of Life Sciences,Beijing Normal University,Beijing 100875,China

出　　处：《Avian Research》2020年第4期490-493,共4页鸟类学研究（英文版）

基　　金：This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872961 and 31272330);the biodiversity survey and assessment project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China(2019HB2096001006);the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China.

摘　　要：In this study,we report an unusual homing behavior of the Sichuan Partridge(Arborophila rufipectus)at the Laojunshan National Nature Reserve,Sichuan Province,China.Hen Sichuan Partridges led the chicks back to the nests where they hatched in the evening and roosted there over night.This behavior lasted 6.7±4.3 nights(range=1–15;n=13)after the chicks hatched.At this stage,the hens became very vigilant to predators and human disturbance.If disturbed,they often abandoned the nests immediately and no longer returned thereafter.The ambient temperature at night during the early brooding period of Sichuan Partridge at our study site was^12.4°C.Our findings suggest that hen Sichuan Partridges may make trade-offs between nest predation risks versus the thermoregulatory needs of their young.

关 键 词：Arborophila rufipectus Early brooding period Homing behavior Predation risk THERMOREGULATION 

分 类 号：Q958.1[生物学—动物学]