Small-scale dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross.
International audience 1. Dispersal is a fundamental but still poorly known process in population dynamics and several hypotheses have been proposed to explain its patterns. We studied natal and breeding dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans L.), a...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-00527698v1 2024-02-11T10:03:17+01:00 Small-scale dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross. Gauthier, Gilles Milot, Emmanuel Weimerskirch, Henri Centre d'études techniques de l'équipement de Lyon (CETE de Lyon) Avant création Cerema Départment de Biologie Université Laval Québec (ULaval) Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2010-07 https://hal.science/hal-00527698 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01683.x en eng HAL CCSD Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01683.x info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/20337756 hal-00527698 https://hal.science/hal-00527698 doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01683.x PUBMED: 20337756 ISSN: 0021-8790 EISSN: 1365-2656 Journal of Animal Ecology https://hal.science/hal-00527698 Journal of Animal Ecology, 2010, 79 (4), pp.879-87. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01683.x⟩ [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2010 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01683.x 2024-01-27T23:51:09Z International audience 1. Dispersal is a fundamental but still poorly known process in population dynamics and several hypotheses have been proposed to explain its patterns. We studied natal and breeding dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans L.), and examined several hypotheses concerning dispersal patterns in birds. 2. We applied multi-state capture-recapture models to a 36-year data set (1969-2004) collected at three albatross colonies on Ile de Possession, Crozet Islands. Because the species has biennial reproduction, we introduced unobservable states in the model to account for the absence of individuals in those years. 3. Adults were highly faithful to their nesting colony but colony fidelity, as well as survival rate, differed slightly among colonies (fidelity ranged from 0.957 to 0.977). Breeding fidelity was highest in the colony where survival was lowest and individuals were not more likely to change colony following a failed breeding attempt than after a successful one. The colony that attracted most dispersers had the lowest density of nesting birds. 4. Philopatry (the probability that young return to breed at a birth site) was generally high but variable among colonies (ranging from 0.70 to 0.92), and survival of young differed little. Philopatry was highest in the largest colony, where the availability of potential mates was presumably greatest. However, among dispersing individuals, the colony that had the lowest density of nesting individuals, not the largest colony, attracted the most recruits. 5. Although size of the colony influenced the decision to stay or to leave in young, density was most influential in the selection of a new colony among both adult and young dispersers. Our results support the hypothesis that philopatry is the strategy favoured by most recruits and that conspecific attraction can explain variation in the level of philopatry among colonies but not settlement patterns among dispersing individuals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Crozet Islands Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Journal of Animal Ecology |
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International audience 1. Dispersal is a fundamental but still poorly known process in population dynamics and several hypotheses have been proposed to explain its patterns. We studied natal and breeding dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans L.), and examined several hypotheses concerning dispersal patterns in birds. 2. We applied multi-state capture-recapture models to a 36-year data set (1969-2004) collected at three albatross colonies on Ile de Possession, Crozet Islands. Because the species has biennial reproduction, we introduced unobservable states in the model to account for the absence of individuals in those years. 3. Adults were highly faithful to their nesting colony but colony fidelity, as well as survival rate, differed slightly among colonies (fidelity ranged from 0.957 to 0.977). Breeding fidelity was highest in the colony where survival was lowest and individuals were not more likely to change colony following a failed breeding attempt than after a successful one. The colony that attracted most dispersers had the lowest density of nesting birds. 4. Philopatry (the probability that young return to breed at a birth site) was generally high but variable among colonies (ranging from 0.70 to 0.92), and survival of young differed little. Philopatry was highest in the largest colony, where the availability of potential mates was presumably greatest. However, among dispersing individuals, the colony that had the lowest density of nesting individuals, not the largest colony, attracted the most recruits. 5. Although size of the colony influenced the decision to stay or to leave in young, density was most influential in the selection of a new colony among both adult and young dispersers. Our results support the hypothesis that philopatry is the strategy favoured by most recruits and that conspecific attraction can explain variation in the level of philopatry among colonies but not settlement patterns among dispersing individuals. |
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Centre d'études techniques de l'équipement de Lyon (CETE de Lyon) Avant création Cerema Départment de Biologie Université Laval Québec (ULaval) Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Small-scale dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross. |
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Small-scale dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross. |
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Small-scale dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross. |
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Small-scale dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross. |
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Small-scale dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross. |
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small-scale dispersal and survival in a long-lived seabird, the wandering albatross. |
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ISSN: 0021-8790 EISSN: 1365-2656 Journal of Animal Ecology https://hal.science/hal-00527698 Journal of Animal Ecology, 2010, 79 (4), pp.879-87. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01683.x⟩ |
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