Seabirds show foraging site and route fidelity but demonstrate flexibility in response to local information.

• Published in: Movement Ecology
• Main Authors: Regan, Charlotte E, Bogdanova, Maria I, Newell, Mark, Gunn, Carrie, Wanless, Sarah, Harris, Mike P, Lopez, Samuel Langlois, Benninghaus, Ella, Bolton, Mark, Daunt, Francis, Searle, Kate R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2024
• Subjects: Atlantic puffin; Black-legged kittiwake; Common guillemot; Foraging route fidelity; Foraging trip; Individual foraging site fidelity; Razorbill; Black-legged Kittiwake; common guillemot
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00467-9; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38872225; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11177427/

Fidelity to a given foraging location or route may be beneficial when environmental conditions are predictable but costly if conditions deteriorate or become unpredictable. Understanding the magnitude of fidelity displayed by different species and the processes that drive or erode it is therefore vital for understanding how fidelity may shape the demographic consequences of anthropogenic change. In particular, understanding the information that individuals may use to adjust their fidelity will facilitate improved predictions of how fidelity may change as environments change and the extent to which it will buffer individuals against such changes.