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We conducted a study of the breeding biology of the White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa nesting in nestboxes in a flat, farming landscape in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. White-rumped Swallow nesting attempts were detected from the end of September to mid December, with most clutches laid during October. Birds laid clutches of 4-6 eggs with a mode of five eggs; most broods hatched synchronously (58%), but hatching spread could last up to 4 days. Nestling growth curves adjust well to logistic functions, and at day 15 nestlings attain the asymptotic weight of 21.6 g. Clutch size in White-rumped Swallows declined significantly as the season progressed. In addition, late-season eggs were smaller and late-season nestlings had a shorter nestling period and lower weight at day 15, probably leaving the nest lighter than early-season nestlings. These data suggest that the Swallows would benefit greatly from laying early in the season, which would provide nestlings with better survival prospects. However, both major sources of nest mortality, interspecific competition for nest-sites and nestling mortality during bad weather, decreased through the season. White-rumped Swallows follow the pattern found for other southern species, as it has smaller clutch size, lower growth rate and remains longer at the nest than its Northern Hemisphere congener the Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor. © 2006 The Authors.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Breeding biology of the White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Autor:Massoni, V.; Bulit, F.; Reboreda, J.C.
Filiación:Departamento de Ecología, Genética Y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, C1428EGA - Capital Federal, Argentina
Palabras clave:nesting behavior; passerine; reproductive biology; Argentina; Buenos Aires [Argentina]; South America; Aves; Hirundinidae; Tachycineta bicolor; Tachycineta leucorrhoa
Año:2007
Volumen:149
Número:1
Página de inicio:10
Página de fin:17
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00589.x
Título revista:Ibis
Título revista abreviado:Ibis
ISSN:00191019
CODEN:IBISA
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00191019_v149_n1_p10_Massoni

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Massoni, V., Bulit, F. & Reboreda, J.C. (2007) . Breeding biology of the White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Ibis, 149(1), 10-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00589.x
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Massoni, V., Bulit, F., Reboreda, J.C. "Breeding biology of the White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina" . Ibis 149, no. 1 (2007) : 10-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00589.x
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Massoni, V., Bulit, F., Reboreda, J.C. "Breeding biology of the White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina" . Ibis, vol. 149, no. 1, 2007, pp. 10-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00589.x
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Massoni, V., Bulit, F., Reboreda, J.C. Breeding biology of the White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Ibis. 2007;149(1):10-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00589.x