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We examined the spatial distribution of nesting cohorts of female Lesser Snow Geese (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) in a small colony located at La Perouse Bay, Manitoba. In general, cohorts show a heterogeneous spatial distribution, which arises from a tendency of females of the same cohort affiliation to cluster together. Further-more these associations are maintained through time, such that cohorts tend to dominate particular regions of the colony over several breeding seasons. These findings provide further evidence for breeding site fidelity among female lesser snow geese.
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Cooke, F., Findlay, C.S., Rockwell, R.F. et al. Life history studies of the Lesser Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens caerulescens). Behav Ecol Sociobiol 12, 153–159 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00343207
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