@article{ef2c5efa516a4f1186e476b48f79195f,
title = "Evidence for brood parasitism in a critically endangered Charadriiform with implications for conservation",
abstract = "Two captive-reared birds of wild origin presumed to be Kakī/Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) were found to display plumage atypical of Kakī. We have combined genetic and non-genetic data to test the hypothesis that these birds are a product of brood parasitism by “non-kakī” [i.e. Poaka/Pied Stilt (Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus) or Kakī–Poaka hybrids]. We found that these atypically plumed birds have cytochrome b haplotypes and microsatellite alleles that could not be attributed to the putative Kakī parents associated with the nest, thus providing the first evidence for brood parasitism in Kakī.",
keywords = "Black Stilt, Conservation management, Egg dumping, Hybrids, Interspecific brood parasitism, Pied Stilt",
author = "Overbeek, \{Ashley L.\} and Hauber, \{Mark E.\} and Elizabeth Brown and Simone Cleland and Maloney, \{Richard F.\} and Steeves, \{Tammy E.\}",
note = "We gratefully acknowledge the Kak? Recovery Group for sample collection, data management and helpful general discussion. We also thank Katherine McBride for laboratory assistance and Matt Walters for graphics support. Sampling was conducted during the day-to-day activities of the Kak? Recovery Programme according to best practice guidelines issued by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. We are appreciative for funding support from the University of Canterbury (T.E.S), University of Auckland (M.E.H) and a U.S. National Science Foundation Behavioral Systems Grant \#1456524 (M.E.H). The experiments comply with the current laws of the country in which they were performed.",
year = "2017",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s10336-016-1375-x",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "158",
pages = "333--337",
journal = "Journal of Ornithology",
issn = "2193-7192",
publisher = "Springer",
number = "1",
}