Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose

Literature type: General

Journal: Vår Fågelvärld

Volume: 55 , Pages: 11-16.

Language: Swedish (In Swedish)

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Full reference: von Essen 1996. Fjällgåsen i Sverige. Ett försök att rädda en globalt hotad art. [The Lesser White-fronted Goose in Sweden. An attempt at saving a globally threatened species. ], Vår Fågelvärld : 55, 11-16.

Keywords: reintroduction

Literature type: Scientific

Journal: Biochem. Genet.

Volume: 34 , Pages: 287-296.

DOI: 10.1007/PL00020578

Language: English

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Full reference: Tegelström, H. & von Essen, L. 1996. DNA fingerprinting of captive breeding pairs of lesser white-fronted geese (Anser erythropus) with unknown pedigrees. Biochem. Genet. 34: 287-296. https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00020578

Keywords: genetics, reintroduction

Abstract:

For a number of decades, the lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) has been almost-absent from the Fennoscandian fauna and has a current population size of only about 60 breeding pairs, with fewer than 10 pairs in Sweden. During the period 1981–1991 more than 200 young have been reintroduced in northern Sweden. However, the origin and possible relatedness of lesser white-fronted individuals were unknown when the breeding program started. We have used DNA fingerprinting to assess the similarity of 18 individuals, i.e., the entire captive population used for breeding in 1991 and about 60% of the captive population used in 1981–1991. Minisatellite probe 33.15 provided an index for an average similarity of 0.39 between the mates of the 12 breeding pairs used for producing offspring for reintroduction. This is a higher similarity than in natural populations of birds in general but lower than in populations that have passed through serious population bottlenecks. Individuals originating from different breeders are more dissimilar than those from the same breeder. However, the close relationships (similarity, 0.5–0.6) found in a group of five individuals from different breeders show that selecting individuals from different breeding groups is not sufficient to prevent mating between closely related individuals.

Literature type: General

Journal: Dutch Birding

Volume: 17 , Pages: 70-72.

Language: English

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Full reference: van den Berg, A.B., Ebels, E.B. & Gebuis, H. 1995. Break-through of Lesser White-fronted Geese wintering in the Netherlands. Dutch Birding: 17, 70-72.

Keywords: reintroduction

Literature type: General

Journal: Bulletin of Goose Study Group of Eastern Europe and North Asia (Casarca)

Volume: 1 , Pages: 142-146.

Language: Russian (In Russian with English summary.)

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Full reference: Gurtovaya, E.N. 1995. [A new record of the reintroduced Lesser White-fronted Goose. ], Bulletin of Goose Study Group of Eastern Europe and North Asia (Casarca): 1, 142-146.

Keywords: reintroduction, Russia

Literature type: Report

Language: Swedish (In Swedish)

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Full reference: von Essen, L. 1993. Projekt fjällgås. Projektbeskrivning och resultat intill 1992.10.31. [Project Lesser White-fronted Goose. Project description and results until 1992.10.31.] , Svenska Jägareförbundet, Ôster-Malma, Report. 47 pp.

Keywords: reintroduction

Literature type: Report

Language: Swedish (In Swedish)

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Full reference: Larsson, K. 1993. Projekt fjällgås. En utvärdering. På uppdrag av Världsnaturfonden WWF. [Project Lesser White-fronted Goose. An evaluation. Commissioned by World Wildlife Fund.] , Uppsala Universitet. 8pp.

Keywords: reintroduction, Öster-Malma, Sweden, captive, status, genetics

Literature type: General

Journal: Lappmeisen

Volume: 17 , Pages: 8-10.

Language: Norwegian (In Norwegian)

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Full reference: Ulrich, E. 1992. Merkede dverggjess (Anser erythropus) ved Ekkerøya / Varangerfjord 1990. [Ringed Lesser White-fronted geese at Ekkerøya / Varangerfjord 1990.], Lappmeisen: 17, 8-10.

Keywords: reintroduction, flying circus, Finland, Finnmark, Norway, neck band

Literature type: Scientific

Journal: Ardea

Volume: 79 , Pages: 305-206.

Language: English

Full reference: von Essen, L. 1991. A note on the Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus in Sweden and the result of a re-introduction scheme. Ardea 79: 305-206.

Keywords: reintroduction

Literature type: Book

Language: Swedish (In Swedish)

Full reference: SOF 1990. Sveriges fåglar. , 2:a uppl. Sveriges Ornitologiska Förening, Stockholm.

Keywords: distribution, numbers, hoistory, migration, wintering, reintroduction

Literature type: General

Journal: Fåglar i Norrbotten

Volume: nr 3 1986 , Pages: 20-23.

Language: Swedish (In Swedish)

Full reference: von Essen, L. 1986. Projekt fjällgås. [Project Lesser White-fronted Goose.], Fåglar i Norrbotten: nr 3 1986, 20-23.

Keywords: reintroduction, Sweden, Öster Malma, Boda, Eriksbergs viltpark, captive, origin