POUL 1010E STUDY GUIDE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔How can you reduce window collisions for birds? - ✔✔placing a stripe and grid
pattern of clear uv-reflecting and absorbing window coverings, one-way films, placing
decals every 5-10 cms
✔✔How can you reduce deaths of birds related to cat hunting? - ✔✔keep your cat
indoors; feral cat colonies should be trapped and either kept in facilities or euthanized
✔✔How can you create favorable environments for birds in your backyard? -
✔✔preserve any environment already existing (ie wetlands), plant native food-producing
shrubs, plant food plots, place nest boxes, provide water and food, create a "wetland"
type environment
✔✔What is the importance of education in bird conservation? - ✔✔the key to
successfully interacting with wild/pet/hobby birds, proper husbandry, how to properly
promote conservation, and the importance of aviculture
✔✔What is the importance of research in bird conservation? - ✔✔key in identifying
factors causing bird decline, determining how to restore critically endangered species,
discovering ways to alleviate bird lose due to habitat alteration, and improving nutrition
and welfare of pet and commercial birds
✔✔ What is counter current blood flow in anseriformes and what does it do? - ✔✔the
ability of avian legs and feet to keep the bird's legs warm; the veins overlap each other
in such a way that the blood going towards the heart is warmed
✔✔What are the features of dabbling ducks? - ✔✔legs near the center of the body, feed
by tipping over into water, can leap directly off the surface of the water, omnivorous, ex.
Mallard Duck
, ✔✔What are the features of diving ducks? - ✔✔smaller and more compact, legs shorter
and set further back, pursue prey by diving and swimming underwater, consume mostly
fish, must have a "runway" of water to take flight, ex. Goldeneyes
✔✔Are ducks sexually dimorphic? - ✔✔Yes, males are brighter colored while females
are more camoflaged
✔✔What does the term "Philopatric" mean? - ✔✔the ability to return to the same nest
they were born, ducks are philopatric
✔✔What are the breeding habits of ducks that share plumage pattern and colors? -
✔✔they form lifelong pair-bonds, ex. Whistling Duck
✔✔What are the breeding habits of most ducks? - ✔✔monogamous for a single
breeding season
✔✔What do unpaired male ducks tend to do? - ✔✔they practice polygamous
reproductive behavior
✔✔What is a drake? - ✔✔a male duck
✔✔What is a hen? - ✔✔a female duck
✔✔Where do ducks tend to nest? - ✔✔Most nest on the ground near water, but some
prefer tree cavities
✔✔What type of chick do ducks have? - ✔✔Precocial chicks
✔✔When do ducks molt and why is this a dangerous time for ducks? - ✔✔twice a year
in early spring and late summer, in late summer the molt is synchronous and leaves
them flightless for several weeks, and leaves them a drab color; the spring molt is less
significant, giving the males their bright breeding plumage
✔✔Why shouldn't you feed ducks bread? - ✔✔bread offers very little nutritional value,
and can lead to weight gain, malnutrition, heart disease, liver problems, and other
health problems; it can also damage the environment by increasing algal growth
✔✔How do goose and swan anatomy differ from duck anatomy? - ✔✔geese and swan
have longer legs and are more adapted to a terrestrial lifestyle
✔✔What is a male, female, and young goose called? - ✔✔Gander, goose, and gosling
✔✔What is a male, female, and young swan called? - ✔✔Cob, Pen, and cygnet
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔How can you reduce window collisions for birds? - ✔✔placing a stripe and grid
pattern of clear uv-reflecting and absorbing window coverings, one-way films, placing
decals every 5-10 cms
✔✔How can you reduce deaths of birds related to cat hunting? - ✔✔keep your cat
indoors; feral cat colonies should be trapped and either kept in facilities or euthanized
✔✔How can you create favorable environments for birds in your backyard? -
✔✔preserve any environment already existing (ie wetlands), plant native food-producing
shrubs, plant food plots, place nest boxes, provide water and food, create a "wetland"
type environment
✔✔What is the importance of education in bird conservation? - ✔✔the key to
successfully interacting with wild/pet/hobby birds, proper husbandry, how to properly
promote conservation, and the importance of aviculture
✔✔What is the importance of research in bird conservation? - ✔✔key in identifying
factors causing bird decline, determining how to restore critically endangered species,
discovering ways to alleviate bird lose due to habitat alteration, and improving nutrition
and welfare of pet and commercial birds
✔✔ What is counter current blood flow in anseriformes and what does it do? - ✔✔the
ability of avian legs and feet to keep the bird's legs warm; the veins overlap each other
in such a way that the blood going towards the heart is warmed
✔✔What are the features of dabbling ducks? - ✔✔legs near the center of the body, feed
by tipping over into water, can leap directly off the surface of the water, omnivorous, ex.
Mallard Duck
, ✔✔What are the features of diving ducks? - ✔✔smaller and more compact, legs shorter
and set further back, pursue prey by diving and swimming underwater, consume mostly
fish, must have a "runway" of water to take flight, ex. Goldeneyes
✔✔Are ducks sexually dimorphic? - ✔✔Yes, males are brighter colored while females
are more camoflaged
✔✔What does the term "Philopatric" mean? - ✔✔the ability to return to the same nest
they were born, ducks are philopatric
✔✔What are the breeding habits of ducks that share plumage pattern and colors? -
✔✔they form lifelong pair-bonds, ex. Whistling Duck
✔✔What are the breeding habits of most ducks? - ✔✔monogamous for a single
breeding season
✔✔What do unpaired male ducks tend to do? - ✔✔they practice polygamous
reproductive behavior
✔✔What is a drake? - ✔✔a male duck
✔✔What is a hen? - ✔✔a female duck
✔✔Where do ducks tend to nest? - ✔✔Most nest on the ground near water, but some
prefer tree cavities
✔✔What type of chick do ducks have? - ✔✔Precocial chicks
✔✔When do ducks molt and why is this a dangerous time for ducks? - ✔✔twice a year
in early spring and late summer, in late summer the molt is synchronous and leaves
them flightless for several weeks, and leaves them a drab color; the spring molt is less
significant, giving the males their bright breeding plumage
✔✔Why shouldn't you feed ducks bread? - ✔✔bread offers very little nutritional value,
and can lead to weight gain, malnutrition, heart disease, liver problems, and other
health problems; it can also damage the environment by increasing algal growth
✔✔How do goose and swan anatomy differ from duck anatomy? - ✔✔geese and swan
have longer legs and are more adapted to a terrestrial lifestyle
✔✔What is a male, female, and young goose called? - ✔✔Gander, goose, and gosling
✔✔What is a male, female, and young swan called? - ✔✔Cob, Pen, and cygnet
