Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet
Marine vertebrates show a diversity of migration strategies, including sex differences. This may lead to differential demography, but the consequences of such between-sex variation are little understood. Here, we studied the migration of known-sex northern gannets Morus bassanus—a partial migrant wi...
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ftleedsuniv:oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:146492 2023-05-15T17:41:37+02:00 Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet Deakin, Z Hamer, KC Sherley, RB Bearhop, S Bodey, TW Clark, BL Grecian, WJ Gummery, M Lane, J Morgan, G Morgan, L Phillips, RA Wakefield, ED Votier, SC Grecian, WJ Gummery, M Lane, J Morgan, G Morgan, L Phillips, R Wakefield, E Votier, S 2019-07-18 text https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/146492/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/146492/11/VOR%20m622p191.pdf en eng Inter Research https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/146492/11/VOR%20m622p191.pdf Deakin, Z, Hamer, KC orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-2420 , Sherley, RB et al. (11 more authors) (2019) Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 622. pp. 191-201. ISSN 0171-8630 cc_by_4 CC-BY Article NonPeerReviewed 2019 ftleedsuniv 2023-01-30T22:19:12Z Marine vertebrates show a diversity of migration strategies, including sex differences. This may lead to differential demography, but the consequences of such between-sex variation are little understood. Here, we studied the migration of known-sex northern gannets Morus bassanus—a partial migrant with females ~8% heavier than males. We used geolocators to determine wintering areas of 49 breeding adults (19 females and 30 males) from 2 colonies in the northeast Atlantic (Bass Rock and Grassholm, UK). We also tested for sex-specific survival probabilities using capture-mark-recapture methods (n = 72 individuals Bass Rock, n = 229 individuals Grassholm; 2010-2018) and applied sex-specific population projection matrices (PPMs) to quantify population-level effects. Tracked gannets wintered in a range of large marine ecosystems (LMEs): Canary Current LME (CCLME; 69%), Celtic-Biscay Shelf LME (16%), Iberian Coastal LME (8%), North Sea LME (4%) or Mediterranean LME (2%). Migratory destination differed between the sexes: 90% of females vs. 57% of males wintered in the CCLME. Survival was similar between the sexes at Bass Rock (mean ± 95% CI = 0.951 ± 0.053 and 0.956 ± 0.047 for females and males, respectively). At Grassholm, there was evidence of slight sex differences in breeder survival: females had lower annual survival (0.882 ± 0.040) than males (0.946 ± 0.026). At Bass Rock, PPMs with no sex effect best fitted the observed population increase (1994-2014). Sex-specific PPMs fitted the population estimates for Grassholm (1995-2015). Our results reveal that female gannets are more likely to travel further than males to winter in the CCLME. This difference is unlikely due to morphological differences, unlike in other bird species. However, the reason for slightly higher over-winter female mortality at Grassholm is unclear. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic White Rose Research Online (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York) Grassholm ENVELOPE(-37.944,-37.944,-54.058,-54.058) |
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Marine vertebrates show a diversity of migration strategies, including sex differences. This may lead to differential demography, but the consequences of such between-sex variation are little understood. Here, we studied the migration of known-sex northern gannets Morus bassanus—a partial migrant with females ~8% heavier than males. We used geolocators to determine wintering areas of 49 breeding adults (19 females and 30 males) from 2 colonies in the northeast Atlantic (Bass Rock and Grassholm, UK). We also tested for sex-specific survival probabilities using capture-mark-recapture methods (n = 72 individuals Bass Rock, n = 229 individuals Grassholm; 2010-2018) and applied sex-specific population projection matrices (PPMs) to quantify population-level effects. Tracked gannets wintered in a range of large marine ecosystems (LMEs): Canary Current LME (CCLME; 69%), Celtic-Biscay Shelf LME (16%), Iberian Coastal LME (8%), North Sea LME (4%) or Mediterranean LME (2%). Migratory destination differed between the sexes: 90% of females vs. 57% of males wintered in the CCLME. Survival was similar between the sexes at Bass Rock (mean ± 95% CI = 0.951 ± 0.053 and 0.956 ± 0.047 for females and males, respectively). At Grassholm, there was evidence of slight sex differences in breeder survival: females had lower annual survival (0.882 ± 0.040) than males (0.946 ± 0.026). At Bass Rock, PPMs with no sex effect best fitted the observed population increase (1994-2014). Sex-specific PPMs fitted the population estimates for Grassholm (1995-2015). Our results reveal that female gannets are more likely to travel further than males to winter in the CCLME. This difference is unlikely due to morphological differences, unlike in other bird species. However, the reason for slightly higher over-winter female mortality at Grassholm is unclear. |
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Grecian, WJ Gummery, M Lane, J Morgan, G Morgan, L Phillips, R Wakefield, E Votier, S |
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Deakin, Z Hamer, KC Sherley, RB Bearhop, S Bodey, TW Clark, BL Grecian, WJ Gummery, M Lane, J Morgan, G Morgan, L Phillips, RA Wakefield, ED Votier, SC |
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Deakin, Z Hamer, KC Sherley, RB Bearhop, S Bodey, TW Clark, BL Grecian, WJ Gummery, M Lane, J Morgan, G Morgan, L Phillips, RA Wakefield, ED Votier, SC Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet |
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Deakin, Z Hamer, KC Sherley, RB Bearhop, S Bodey, TW Clark, BL Grecian, WJ Gummery, M Lane, J Morgan, G Morgan, L Phillips, RA Wakefield, ED Votier, SC |
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Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet |
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Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet |
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Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet |
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Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet |
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Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet |
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sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet |
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https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/146492/11/VOR%20m622p191.pdf Deakin, Z, Hamer, KC orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-2420 , Sherley, RB et al. (11 more authors) (2019) Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 622. pp. 191-201. ISSN 0171-8630 |
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