Population specific annual cycles and migration strategies in a leap-frog migrant
A common migratory pattern in birds is that northerly breeding populations migrate to more southerly non-breeding sites compared to southerly breeding populations (leap-frog migration). Not only do populations experience differences in migration distances, but also different environmental conditions...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:973a9c91-8a87-4056-8204-c1ece7de12f9 2023-05-15T15:54:02+02:00 Population specific annual cycles and migration strategies in a leap-frog migrant Hedh, Linus Dänhardt, Juliana Hedenström, Anders 2022-01 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/973a9c91-8a87-4056-8204-c1ece7de12f9 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-021-03116-y eng eng Springer https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/973a9c91-8a87-4056-8204-c1ece7de12f9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-021-03116-y scopus:85121731510 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology; 76(1), no 2 (2022) ISSN: 0340-5443 Evolutionary Biology Common ringed plover Geolocator Migration Speed Timing contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2022 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-021-03116-y 2023-02-01T23:39:00Z A common migratory pattern in birds is that northerly breeding populations migrate to more southerly non-breeding sites compared to southerly breeding populations (leap-frog migration). Not only do populations experience differences in migration distances, but also different environmental conditions, which may vary spatiotemporally within their annual cycles, creating distinctive selective pressures and migratory strategies. Information about such adaptations is important to understand migratory drivers and evolution of migration patterns. We use light-level geolocators and citizen science data on regional spring arrivals to compare two populations of common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula breeding at different latitudes. We (1) describe and characterize the annual cycles and (2) test predictions regarding speed and timing of migration. The northern breeding population (NBP) wintered in Africa and the southern (SBP) mainly in Europe. The annual cycles were shifted temporally so that the NBP was always later in all stages. The SBP spent more than twice as long time in the breeding area, but there was no difference in winter. The NBP spent more time on migration in general. Spring migration speed was lower in the SBP compared to autumn speed of both populations, and there was no difference in autumn and spring speed in the NBP. We also found a larger variation in spring arrival times across years in the SBP. This suggests that a complex interaction of population specific timing and variation of breeding onset, length of breeding season, and proximity to the breeding area shape the annual cycle and migratory strategies. Significance statement: Migration distance, climate, and the resulting composition of the annual cycle are expected to influence migration strategies and timing in birds. Testing theories regarding migration behaviours are challenging, and intraspecific comparisons over the full annual cycle are still rare. Here we compare the spatiotemporal distributions of two latitudinally separated ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover Lund University Publications (LUP) Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76 1 |
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A common migratory pattern in birds is that northerly breeding populations migrate to more southerly non-breeding sites compared to southerly breeding populations (leap-frog migration). Not only do populations experience differences in migration distances, but also different environmental conditions, which may vary spatiotemporally within their annual cycles, creating distinctive selective pressures and migratory strategies. Information about such adaptations is important to understand migratory drivers and evolution of migration patterns. We use light-level geolocators and citizen science data on regional spring arrivals to compare two populations of common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula breeding at different latitudes. We (1) describe and characterize the annual cycles and (2) test predictions regarding speed and timing of migration. The northern breeding population (NBP) wintered in Africa and the southern (SBP) mainly in Europe. The annual cycles were shifted temporally so that the NBP was always later in all stages. The SBP spent more than twice as long time in the breeding area, but there was no difference in winter. The NBP spent more time on migration in general. Spring migration speed was lower in the SBP compared to autumn speed of both populations, and there was no difference in autumn and spring speed in the NBP. We also found a larger variation in spring arrival times across years in the SBP. This suggests that a complex interaction of population specific timing and variation of breeding onset, length of breeding season, and proximity to the breeding area shape the annual cycle and migratory strategies. Significance statement: Migration distance, climate, and the resulting composition of the annual cycle are expected to influence migration strategies and timing in birds. Testing theories regarding migration behaviours are challenging, and intraspecific comparisons over the full annual cycle are still rare. Here we compare the spatiotemporal distributions of two latitudinally separated ... |
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Population specific annual cycles and migration strategies in a leap-frog migrant |
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Population specific annual cycles and migration strategies in a leap-frog migrant |
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Population specific annual cycles and migration strategies in a leap-frog migrant |
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Population specific annual cycles and migration strategies in a leap-frog migrant |
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Population specific annual cycles and migration strategies in a leap-frog migrant |
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population specific annual cycles and migration strategies in a leap-frog migrant |
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Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover |
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Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover |
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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology; 76(1), no 2 (2022) ISSN: 0340-5443 |
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