Using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird Apus apus pekinensis
Abstract The Beijing Swift ( Apus apus pekinensis ) is a typical cavity-nesting bird that often nests inside holes and crevices in old architectures. Direct observation of their breeding behaviour is challenging and their breeding ecology is thus poorly studied. In this study, we analysed light-leve...
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crelsevierbv:10.1186/s40657-021-00245-w 2023-05-15T14:17:12+02:00 Using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird Apus apus pekinensis Huang, Xiao Zhao, Yanyan Liu, Yang SHAN SHUI Conservation Center, Beijing Lunds Universitet 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00245-w http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40657-021-00245-w.pdf http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-021-00245-w/fulltext.html en eng Elsevier BV http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Avian Research volume 12, issue 1 ISSN 2053-7166 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2021 crelsevierbv https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-021-00245-w 2022-11-29T21:23:12Z Abstract The Beijing Swift ( Apus apus pekinensis ) is a typical cavity-nesting bird that often nests inside holes and crevices in old architectures. Direct observation of their breeding behaviour is challenging and their breeding ecology is thus poorly studied. In this study, we analysed light-level geolocation data collected from six Beijing Swifts for the first time. Our results showed that geolocators can make comprehensive inference of their incubation period and behaviour. As a cost-effective and non-invasive method, geolocators can not only facilitate discovering migration routes, but also can be widely applied in the study of avian reproductive behaviour, especially in cavity-nesting bird species. We further discussed the characteristics and merits of this method and compared with other conventional nest-monitoring methods in recording birds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Apus apus ScienceDirect (Elsevier - via Crossref) Avian Research 12 1 |
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Abstract The Beijing Swift ( Apus apus pekinensis ) is a typical cavity-nesting bird that often nests inside holes and crevices in old architectures. Direct observation of their breeding behaviour is challenging and their breeding ecology is thus poorly studied. In this study, we analysed light-level geolocation data collected from six Beijing Swifts for the first time. Our results showed that geolocators can make comprehensive inference of their incubation period and behaviour. As a cost-effective and non-invasive method, geolocators can not only facilitate discovering migration routes, but also can be widely applied in the study of avian reproductive behaviour, especially in cavity-nesting bird species. We further discussed the characteristics and merits of this method and compared with other conventional nest-monitoring methods in recording birds. |
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Using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird Apus apus pekinensis |
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Using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird Apus apus pekinensis |
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Using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird Apus apus pekinensis |
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Using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird Apus apus pekinensis |
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Using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird Apus apus pekinensis |
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using light-level geolocations to monitor incubation behaviour of a cavity-nesting bird apus apus pekinensis |
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