Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua
Telemetry has become an important method for studying the biology and ecology of animals. However, the impact of tracking devices and their method of attachment on different species across multiple temporal scales has seldom been assessed. We compared the behavioural and demographic responses of two...
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crwiley:10.1111/ibi.12340 2024-09-15T18:08:13+00:00 Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua Thaxter, Chris B. Ross‐Smith, Viola H. Clark, Jacquie A. Clark, Nigel A. Conway, Greg J. Masden, Elizabeth A. Wade, Helen M. Leat, Eliza H. K. Gear, Sheila C. Marsh, Mike Booth, Chris Furness, Robert W. Votier, Steve C. Burton, Niall H. K. Daunt, Francis Department of Energy and Climate Change Highlands and Islands Enterprise Scottish Funding Council 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12340 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fibi.12340 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ibi.12340 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ibis volume 158, issue 2, page 279-290 ISSN 0019-1019 1474-919X journal-article 2016 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12340 2024-08-27T04:28:21Z Telemetry has become an important method for studying the biology and ecology of animals. However, the impact of tracking devices and their method of attachment on different species across multiple temporal scales has seldom been assessed. We compared the behavioural and demographic responses of two species of seabird, Lesser Black‐backed Gull Larus fuscus and Great Skua Stercorarius skua , to a GPS device attached using a crossover wing harness. We used telemetry information and monitoring of breeding colonies to compare birds equipped with a device and harness, and control birds without an attachment. We assessed whether tagged birds have lower short‐term breeding productivity or lower longer term overwinter return rates (indicative of overwinter survival) than controls. For Great Skua, we also assessed whether territory attendance within the breeding season differed between tagged and control birds. As with previous studies on Lesser Black‐backed Gull, we found no short‐term impacts on breeding productivity or long‐term impacts on overwinter return rates. For Great Skua, there was no evidence for impacts of the device and harness on territory attendance or breeding productivity. However, as found by a previous study of Great Skuas using a different (body) harness design, there was strong evidence of reduced overwinter return rates. Consequently, a device attached using a wing harness was considered suitable for long‐term deployment on Lesser Black‐backed Gulls, but not on Great Skuas. These findings will inform the planning of future tracking studies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Great skua Lesser black-backed gull Stercorarius skua Wiley Online Library Ibis 158 2 279 290 |
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Telemetry has become an important method for studying the biology and ecology of animals. However, the impact of tracking devices and their method of attachment on different species across multiple temporal scales has seldom been assessed. We compared the behavioural and demographic responses of two species of seabird, Lesser Black‐backed Gull Larus fuscus and Great Skua Stercorarius skua , to a GPS device attached using a crossover wing harness. We used telemetry information and monitoring of breeding colonies to compare birds equipped with a device and harness, and control birds without an attachment. We assessed whether tagged birds have lower short‐term breeding productivity or lower longer term overwinter return rates (indicative of overwinter survival) than controls. For Great Skua, we also assessed whether territory attendance within the breeding season differed between tagged and control birds. As with previous studies on Lesser Black‐backed Gull, we found no short‐term impacts on breeding productivity or long‐term impacts on overwinter return rates. For Great Skua, there was no evidence for impacts of the device and harness on territory attendance or breeding productivity. However, as found by a previous study of Great Skuas using a different (body) harness design, there was strong evidence of reduced overwinter return rates. Consequently, a device attached using a wing harness was considered suitable for long‐term deployment on Lesser Black‐backed Gulls, but not on Great Skuas. These findings will inform the planning of future tracking studies. |
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Daunt, Francis Department of Energy and Climate Change Highlands and Islands Enterprise Scottish Funding Council |
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Thaxter, Chris B. Ross‐Smith, Viola H. Clark, Jacquie A. Clark, Nigel A. Conway, Greg J. Masden, Elizabeth A. Wade, Helen M. Leat, Eliza H. K. Gear, Sheila C. Marsh, Mike Booth, Chris Furness, Robert W. Votier, Steve C. Burton, Niall H. K. |
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Thaxter, Chris B. Ross‐Smith, Viola H. Clark, Jacquie A. Clark, Nigel A. Conway, Greg J. Masden, Elizabeth A. Wade, Helen M. Leat, Eliza H. K. Gear, Sheila C. Marsh, Mike Booth, Chris Furness, Robert W. Votier, Steve C. Burton, Niall H. K. Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua |
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Thaxter, Chris B. Ross‐Smith, Viola H. Clark, Jacquie A. Clark, Nigel A. Conway, Greg J. Masden, Elizabeth A. Wade, Helen M. Leat, Eliza H. K. Gear, Sheila C. Marsh, Mike Booth, Chris Furness, Robert W. Votier, Steve C. Burton, Niall H. K. |
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Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua |
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Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua |
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Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua |
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Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua |
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Contrasting effects of GPS device and harness attachment on adult survival of Lesser Black‐backed Gulls Larus fuscus and Great Skuas Stercorarius skua |
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contrasting effects of gps device and harness attachment on adult survival of lesser black‐backed gulls larus fuscus and great skuas stercorarius skua |
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