Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules ...

Abstract Background Migratory birds generally have tightly scheduled annual cycles, in which delays can have carry-over effects on the timing of later events, ultimately impacting reproductive output. Whether temporal carry-over effects are more pronounced among migrations over larger distances, wit...

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Main Authors: van Bemmelen, Rob S. A., Moe, Børge, Schekkerman, Hans, Hansen, Sveinn Are, Snell, Katherine R. S., Humphreys, Elizabeth M., Mäntylä, Elina, Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor, Gilg, Olivier, Ehrich, Dorothée, Calladine, John, Hammer, Sjúrður, Harris, Sarah, Lang, Johannes, Vignisson, Sölvi Rúnar, Kolbeinsson, Yann, Nuotio, Kimmo, Sillanpää, Matti, Sittler, Benoît, Sokolov, Aleksandr, Klaassen, Raymond H. G., Phillips, Richard A., Tulp, Ingrid
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: figshare 2024
Subjects:
Genetics
FOS Biological sciences
Ecology
Arctic
Greenland
Stercorarius parasiticus
Siberia
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7146490
https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Synchronous_timing_of_return_to_breeding_sites_in_a_long-distance_migratory_seabird_with_ocean-scale_variation_in_migration_schedules/7146490
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Summary:Abstract Background Migratory birds generally have tightly scheduled annual cycles, in which delays can have carry-over effects on the timing of later events, ultimately impacting reproductive output. Whether temporal carry-over effects are more pronounced among migrations over larger distances, with tighter schedules, is a largely unexplored question. Methods We tracked individual Arctic Skuas Stercorarius parasiticus, a long-distance migratory seabird, from eight breeding populations between Greenland and Siberia using light-level geolocators. We tested whether migration schedules among breeding populations differ as a function of their use of seven widely divergent wintering areas across the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean. Results Breeding at higher latitudes led not only to later reproduction and migration, but also faster spring migration and shorter time between return to the breeding area and clutch initiation. Wintering area was consistent within individuals among years; and more ...

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