Population Structure of Tundra Swans Wintering in Eastern North America

Khristi A. Wilkins; Richard A. Malecki; Patrick J. Sullivan; Joseph C. Fuller; John P. Dunn; Larry J. Hindman; Gary R. Costanzo; Scott A. Petrie; Dennis Luszcz

doi:10.2193/2009-290

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Khristi A. Wilkins,¹ Richard A. Malecki,² Patrick J. Sullivan,³ Joseph C. Fuller,⁴ John P. Dunn,⁵ Larry J. Hindman,⁶ Gary R. Costanzo,⁷ Scott A. Petrie,⁸ Dennis Luszcz⁹

¹aUnited States Geological Survey New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of
²bUnited States Geological Survey New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of
³cCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-3001, USA
⁴dNorth Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 132 Marine Drive, Edenton, NC 27932, USA
⁵ePennsylvania Game Commission, 911 Big Spring Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257, USA
⁶fWildlife and Heritage Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 828B Airpax Road, Cambridg
⁷gVirginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 5806 Mooretown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188, USA
⁸hLong Point Waterfowl, P.O. Box 160, Port Rowan, ON NOE 1MO, Canada
⁹iNorth Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (retired), 132 Marine Drive, Edenton, NC 27932, USA

Abstract

Our objective was to determine whether there were subpopulations within the eastern population of tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus columbianus) wintering along the mid-Atlantic coast. Movement rates between regions were substantial enough to result in continual mixing of wintering birds. Thus, we were unable to identify distinct subpopulations based on exclusive use of specific wintering areas. These birds should therefore be monitored, and their harvest managed, as if they were one population.

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Khristi A. Wilkins, Richard A. Malecki, Patrick J. Sullivan, Joseph C. Fuller, John P. Dunn, Larry J. Hindman, Gary R. Costanzo, Scott A. Petrie, and Dennis Luszcz "Population Structure of Tundra Swans Wintering in Eastern North America," Journal of Wildlife Management 74(5), 1107-1111, (1 July 2010). https://doi.org/10.2193/2009-290

Published: 1 July 2010