Seasonal and population differences in migration of Whimbrels in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway ...

• Main Authors: Kuang, Fenliang, Coleman, Jonathan T., Hassell, Chris J., Leung, Kar-Sin K., Maglio, Grace, Ke, Wanjuan, Cheng, Chuyu, Zhao, Jiayuan, Zhang, Zhengwang, Ma, Zhijun
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2020
• Subjects: Genetics; FOS Biological sciences; Ecology; Moreton; Moreton Bay; Roebuck; Numenius phaeopus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5059771; https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Seasonal_and_population_differences_in_migration_of_Whimbrels_in_the_East_Asian_Australasian_Flyway/5059771

Abstract Background Conserving migratory birds is challenging due to their reliance on multiple distant sites at different stages of their annual life cycle. The concept of “flyway”, which refers to all areas covered by the breeding, nonbreeding, and migrating of birds, provides a framework for international cooperation for conservation. In the same flyway, however, the migratory activities of the same species can differ substantially between seasons and populations. Clarifying the seasonal and population differences in migration is helpful for understanding migration ecology and for identifying conservation gaps. Methods Using satellite-tracking we tracked the migration of Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus variegatus) from nonbreeding sites at Moreton Bay (MB) and Roebuck Bay (RB) in Australia in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. Mantel tests were used to analyze the strength of migration connectivity between the nonbreeding and breeding sites of MB and RB populations. Welch’s t test was used to compare the ...