Supplementary material from "Energetic trade-offs in migration decision-making, reproductive effort and subsequent parental care in a long-distance migratory bird" ...

• Main Authors: Schindler, Alexander R., Fox, Anthony D., Wikle, Christopher K., Ballard, Bart M., Walsh, Alyn J., Kelly, Seán B. A., Cao, Lei, Griffin, Larry R., Weegman, Mitch D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Royal Society 2024
• Subjects: Ecology not elsewhere classified; Animal behaviour; Greenland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7060472; https://rs.figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Energetic_trade-offs_in_migration_decision-making_reproductive_effort_and_subsequent_parental_care_in_a_long-distance_migratory_bird_/7060472

Migratory species trade-off long-distance movement with survival and reproduction, but the spatio-temporal scales at which these decisions occur is relatively unknown. Technological and statistical advances allow fine-scale study of animal decision-making, improving our understanding of possible causes and therefore conservation management. We quantified effects of reproductive preparation during spring migration on subsequent breeding outcomes, breeding outcomes on autumn migration characteristics and autumn migration characteristics on subsequent parental survival in Greenland white-fronted geese ( Anser albifrons flavirostris ). These are long-distance migratory birds with an approximately 50% population decline from 1999 to 2022. We deployed GPS-acceleration devices on adult females to quantify up to 5 years of individual decision-making throughout the annual cycle. Weather and habitat-use affected time spent feeding and overall dynamic body acceleration (i.e. energy expenditure) during spring and ...