Classical polyandry found in the three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

We report two cases of simultaneous, social polyandry in the three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus found in Berchtesgaden National Park, Germany during an 11-year study. The first case was between two neighbouring pairs in 2003. A female incubated both of her clutches during a period of at least 8 days. The second case was in 2004 between a widowed male and a female of a neighbouring pair. This time, a female divided parental care between her two clutches during a period of at least 27 days. We hypothesise that social polyandry in the three-toed woodpecker may be linked to the parental quality of the first male.

Michalek, Klaus G. (författare)
Winkler, Hans (författare)
Blomqvist, Donald,1954Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Zoologiska institutionen, ekologisk zoologi,Department of Zoology, Animal Ecology(Swepub:gu)xblodo (författare)
Göteborgs universitetZoologiska institutionen, ekologisk zoologi (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Ornithology: Springer Science and Business Media LLC147:1, s. 112-1140021-83752193-71922193-7206

Av författaren/redakt...: Pechacek, Peter; Michalek, Klaus ...; Winkler, Hans; Blomqvist, Donal ...

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