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. Clutch size and number of young fledged has been shown to increase with female age until approximately mid-life, when reproductive performance declines. We used a long-term dataset (2002–019) to investigate age-specific effects on reproductive parameters of known-age female Savannah Sparrows ( Passerculus sandwichensis , n = 60), and Bobolinks, ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus , n = 75) breeding in managed hayfields and pastures in Shelburne and Hinesburg, Vermont, USA. Female Savannah Sparrows (age 1 to 6 years) showed evidence of reproductive senescence with the number of young fledged peaking at 2 years of age and declining in older age classes. Additionally, daily nest survival was strongly and negatively affected by female age. The effect of age on Bobolink reproductive performance was weak. We found an increase in the number of eggs laid from 1 to 2 years of age, no age effect on number of nest attempts or number of young fledged, and a weak, negative effect of age on daily nest survival. We found no support for an effect of grassland management treatment on daily nest survival, which may have been a result of unequal distribution of nesting attempts across treatment types. However, species-specific responses to hay harvest may have affected the relationship between age and reproductive performance. Savannah Sparrows renest rapidly and frequently after nest loss due to haying, which may constrain long-term investment in reproduction. In this highly managed system, older females may allocate less energy toward reproduction than younger females, potentially shifting those resources de survie quotidien du nid. Nous n’avons trouvé aucun indice confirmant l’existence d’un effet du type d’aménagement des prairies sur le taux de survie quotidien des nids, ce qui pourrait être le résultat d’une répartition inégale des tentatives de nidification selon les types d’aménagement. Cependant, les réactions spécifiques des espèces à la récolte du foin peuvent avoir affecté la relation entre l’âge et la performance de reproduction. Les Bruants des prés re-nichent rapidement et fréquemment après la perte de leur nid consécutive à la récolte du foin, ce qui peut limiter leur investissement à long terme dans la reproduction. Dans ce système de milieux grandement aménagés, les femelles plus âgées allouent sans doute moins d’énergie à la reproduction que les femelles plus jeunes, déplaçant peut-être ces ressources vers des comportements qui soutiennent la survie annuelle. En revanche, les Goglus des prés n’investissent peut-être pas autant dans la reproduction, ne re-nichent généralement qu’une seule fois après l’échec du nid et ont une saison de reproduction tronquée en raison de leur longue migration automnale vers l’Amérique du Sud. Par conséquent, leur succès de reproduction ne varie peut-être pas aussi fortement avec l’âge. fast end of the life axis, estimating age-specific
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Avian Conservation and Ecology is an open-access, fully electronic scientific journal, sponsored by the Society of Canadian Ornithologists and Birds Canada. We publish papers that are scientifically rigorous and relevant to the bird conservation community in a cost-effective electronic approach that makes them freely available to scientists and the public in real-time. ACE is a fully indexed ISSN journal that welcomes contributions from scientists all over the world.
While the name of the journal implies a publication niche of conservation AND ecology, we think the theme of conservation THROUGH ecology provides a better sense of our purpose. As such, we are particularly interested in contributions that use a scientifically sound and rigorous approach to the achievement of avian conservation as revealed through insights into ecological principles and processes. Papers are expected to fall along a continuum of pure conservation and management at one end to more pure ecology at the other but our emphasis will be on those contributions with direct relevance to conservation objectives.