Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes
Individual condition at one stage of the annual cycle is expected to influence behaviour during subsequent stages, yet experimental evidence of food-mediated carry-over effects is scarce. We used a food supplementation experiment to test the effects of food supply during the breeding season on migra...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsbl.2019.0725 2024-06-23T07:56:27+00:00 Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes Whelan, Shannon Hatch, Scott A. Irons, David B. McKnight, Alyson Elliott, Kyle H. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0725 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0725 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0725 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Biology Letters volume 16, issue 1, page 20190725 ISSN 1744-9561 1744-957X journal-article 2020 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0725 2024-06-10T04:15:06Z Individual condition at one stage of the annual cycle is expected to influence behaviour during subsequent stages, yet experimental evidence of food-mediated carry-over effects is scarce. We used a food supplementation experiment to test the effects of food supply during the breeding season on migration phenology and non-breeding behaviour. We provided an unlimited supply of fish to black-legged kittiwakes ( Rissa tridactyla ) during their breeding season on Middleton Island, Alaska, monitored reproductive phenology and breeding success, and used light-level geolocation to observe non-breeding behaviour. Among successful breeders, fed kittiwakes departed the colony earlier than unfed controls. Fed kittiwakes travelled less than controls during the breeding season, contracting their non-breeding range. Our results demonstrate that food supply during the breeding season affects non-breeding phenology, movement and distribution, providing a potential behavioural mechanism underlying observed survival costs of reproduction. Article in Journal/Newspaper rissa tridactyla Alaska The Royal Society Biology Letters 16 1 20190725 |
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Individual condition at one stage of the annual cycle is expected to influence behaviour during subsequent stages, yet experimental evidence of food-mediated carry-over effects is scarce. We used a food supplementation experiment to test the effects of food supply during the breeding season on migration phenology and non-breeding behaviour. We provided an unlimited supply of fish to black-legged kittiwakes ( Rissa tridactyla ) during their breeding season on Middleton Island, Alaska, monitored reproductive phenology and breeding success, and used light-level geolocation to observe non-breeding behaviour. Among successful breeders, fed kittiwakes departed the colony earlier than unfed controls. Fed kittiwakes travelled less than controls during the breeding season, contracting their non-breeding range. Our results demonstrate that food supply during the breeding season affects non-breeding phenology, movement and distribution, providing a potential behavioural mechanism underlying observed survival costs of reproduction. |
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Whelan, Shannon Hatch, Scott A. Irons, David B. McKnight, Alyson Elliott, Kyle H. |
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Whelan, Shannon Hatch, Scott A. Irons, David B. McKnight, Alyson Elliott, Kyle H. Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes |
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Whelan, Shannon Hatch, Scott A. Irons, David B. McKnight, Alyson Elliott, Kyle H. |
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Whelan, Shannon |
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Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes |
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Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes |
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Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes |
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Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes |
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Increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes |
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increased summer food supply decreases non-breeding movement in black-legged kittiwakes |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0725 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0725 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0725 |
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Biology Letters volume 16, issue 1, page 20190725 ISSN 1744-9561 1744-957X |
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