Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds
Background: Geolocators are useful for tracking movements of long-distance migrants, but potential negative effects on birds have not been well studied. We tested for effects of geolocators (0.8–2.0 g total, representing 0.1–3.9 % of mean body mass) on 16 species of migratory shorebirds, including f...
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Background: Geolocators are useful for tracking movements of long-distance migrants, but potential negative effects on birds have not been well studied. We tested for effects of geolocators (0.8–2.0 g total, representing 0.1–3.9 % of mean body mass) on 16 species of migratory shorebirds, including five species with 2–4 subspecies each for a total of 23 study taxa. Study species spanned a range of body sizes (26–1091 g) and eight genera, and were tagged at 23 breeding and eight nonbreeding sites. We compared breeding performance and return rates of birds with geolocators to control groups while controlling for potential confounding variables. Results: We detected negative effects of tags for three small-bodied species. Geolocators reduced annual return rates for two of 23 taxa: by 63 % for semipalmated sandpipers and by 43 % for the arcticola subspecies of dunlin. High resighting effort for geolocator birds could have masked additional negative effects. Geolocators were more likely to negatively affect return rates if the total mass of geolocators and color markers was 2.5–5.8 % of body mass than if tags were 0.3–2.3 % of body mass. Carrying a geolocator reduced nest success by 42 % for semipalmated sandpipers and tripled the probability of partial clutch failure in semipalmated and western sandpipers. Geolocators mounted perpendicular to the leg on a flag had stronger negative effects on nest success than geolocators mounted parallel to the leg on a band. However, parallel-band geolocators were more likely to reduce return rates and cause injuries to the leg. No effects of geolocators were found on breeding movements or changes in body mass. Among-site variation in geolocator effect size was high, suggesting that local factors were important. Conclusions: Negative effects of geolocators occurred only for three of the smallest species in our dataset, but were substantial when present. Future studies could mitigate impacts of tags by reducing protruding parts and minimizing use of additional markers. Investigators ... |
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Weiser, Emily L Lanctot, Richard B. Brown, Stephen C Alves, José A. Battley, Phil Bentzen, Rebecca Bêty, Joël Bishop, Mary Anne Boldenow, Megan Bollache, Loïc Casler, Bruce Christie, Maureen T. Coleman, Jonathan Conklin, Jesse B. English, Willow Gates, H. River Gilg, Olivier Giroux, Marie-Andrée Gosbell, Ken Hassell, Chris J. Helmericks, Jim Johnson, Andrew Katrínardóttir, Borgný Koivula, Kari Kwon, Eunbi Lamarre, Jean-Francois Lang, Johannes Lank, David B. Lecomte, Nicolas Liebezeit, Joe Loverti, Vanessa McKinnon, Laura Minton, Clive D. T. Mizrahi, David Nol, Erica Pakanen, Veli-Matti Perz, Johanna Porter, Ron Rausch, Jennie Reneerkens, Jeroen Rönkä, Nelli Saalfeld, Sarah Senner, Nathan Sittler, Benoit Smith, Paul A. Sowl, Kristine Taylor, Audrey Ward, David H. Yezerinac, Stephen Sandercock, Brett K. |
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Weiser, Emily L Lanctot, Richard B. Brown, Stephen C Alves, José A. Battley, Phil Bentzen, Rebecca Bêty, Joël Bishop, Mary Anne Boldenow, Megan Bollache, Loïc Casler, Bruce Christie, Maureen T. Coleman, Jonathan Conklin, Jesse B. English, Willow Gates, H. River Gilg, Olivier Giroux, Marie-Andrée Gosbell, Ken Hassell, Chris J. Helmericks, Jim Johnson, Andrew Katrínardóttir, Borgný Koivula, Kari Kwon, Eunbi Lamarre, Jean-Francois Lang, Johannes Lank, David B. Lecomte, Nicolas Liebezeit, Joe Loverti, Vanessa McKinnon, Laura Minton, Clive D. T. Mizrahi, David Nol, Erica Pakanen, Veli-Matti Perz, Johanna Porter, Ron Rausch, Jennie Reneerkens, Jeroen Rönkä, Nelli Saalfeld, Sarah Senner, Nathan Sittler, Benoit Smith, Paul A. Sowl, Kristine Taylor, Audrey Ward, David H. Yezerinac, Stephen Sandercock, Brett K. |
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Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds |
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Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds |
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Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds |
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Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds |
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Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds |
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effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of arctic-breeding shorebirds |
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/47e4fff0-ea00-4f3a-866d-9f252c3bb940 2024-06-02T07:59:55+00:00 Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds Weiser, Emily L Lanctot, Richard B. Brown, Stephen C Alves, José A. Battley, Phil Bentzen, Rebecca Bêty, Joël Bishop, Mary Anne Boldenow, Megan Bollache, Loïc Casler, Bruce Christie, Maureen T. Coleman, Jonathan Conklin, Jesse B. English, Willow Gates, H. River Gilg, Olivier Giroux, Marie-Andrée Gosbell, Ken Hassell, Chris J. Helmericks, Jim Johnson, Andrew Katrínardóttir, Borgný Koivula, Kari Kwon, Eunbi Lamarre, Jean-Francois Lang, Johannes Lank, David B. Lecomte, Nicolas Liebezeit, Joe Loverti, Vanessa McKinnon, Laura Minton, Clive D. T. Mizrahi, David Nol, Erica Pakanen, Veli-Matti Perz, Johanna Porter, Ron Rausch, Jennie Reneerkens, Jeroen Rönkä, Nelli Saalfeld, Sarah Senner, Nathan Sittler, Benoit Smith, Paul A. Sowl, Kristine Taylor, Audrey Ward, David H. Yezerinac, Stephen Sandercock, Brett K. 2016-04-29 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/47e4fff0-ea00-4f3a-866d-9f252c3bb940 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/47e4fff0-ea00-4f3a-866d-9f252c3bb940 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-016-0077-6 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/31884206/Weiser_et_al_2016_Effects_of_geolocators_on_hatching_success_return_rates_breeding_movements_and_change_in_body_mass_in_16_species_of_Arctic_breeding_shorebirds_Movement_Ecology.pdf eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/47e4fff0-ea00-4f3a-866d-9f252c3bb940 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Weiser , E L , Lanctot , R B , Brown , S C , Alves , J A , Battley , P , Bentzen , R , Bêty , J , Bishop , M A , Boldenow , M , Bollache , L , Casler , B , Christie , M , T. Coleman , J , Conklin , J , B. English , W , Gates , H R , Gilg , O , Giroux , M-A , Gosbell , K , Hassell , C J , Helmericks , J , Johnson , A , Katrínardóttir , B , Koivula , K , Kwon , E , Lamarre , J-F , Lang , J , Lank , D B , Lecomte , N , Liebezeit , J , Loverti , V , McKinnon , L , Minton , C D T , Mizrahi , D , Minton , C D T , Nol , E , Pakanen , V-M , Perz , J , Porter , R , Rausch , J , Reneerkens , J , Rönkä , N , Saalfeld , S , Senner , N , Sittler , B , Smith , P A , Sowl , K , Taylor , A , Ward , D H , Yezerinac , S & Sandercock , B K 2016 , ' Effects of geolocators on hatching success, return rates, breeding movements, and change in body mass in 16 species of Arctic-breeding shorebirds ' , Movement Ecology , vol. 4 , no. 12 , 12 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-016-0077-6 geolocation geolocator GeoLight FLightR migration annual schedules precision geolocation tracking Breeding success research impacts return rates tracking methods WADERS WADERS CHARADRII shorebirds shorebird migration bird migration article 2016 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-016-0077-6 2024-05-07T19:49:49Z Background: Geolocators are useful for tracking movements of long-distance migrants, but potential negative effects on birds have not been well studied. We tested for effects of geolocators (0.8–2.0 g total, representing 0.1–3.9 % of mean body mass) on 16 species of migratory shorebirds, including five species with 2–4 subspecies each for a total of 23 study taxa. Study species spanned a range of body sizes (26–1091 g) and eight genera, and were tagged at 23 breeding and eight nonbreeding sites. We compared breeding performance and return rates of birds with geolocators to control groups while controlling for potential confounding variables. Results: We detected negative effects of tags for three small-bodied species. Geolocators reduced annual return rates for two of 23 taxa: by 63 % for semipalmated sandpipers and by 43 % for the arcticola subspecies of dunlin. High resighting effort for geolocator birds could have masked additional negative effects. Geolocators were more likely to negatively affect return rates if the total mass of geolocators and color markers was 2.5–5.8 % of body mass than if tags were 0.3–2.3 % of body mass. Carrying a geolocator reduced nest success by 42 % for semipalmated sandpipers and tripled the probability of partial clutch failure in semipalmated and western sandpipers. Geolocators mounted perpendicular to the leg on a flag had stronger negative effects on nest success than geolocators mounted parallel to the leg on a band. However, parallel-band geolocators were more likely to reduce return rates and cause injuries to the leg. No effects of geolocators were found on breeding movements or changes in body mass. Among-site variation in geolocator effect size was high, suggesting that local factors were important. Conclusions: Negative effects of geolocators occurred only for three of the smallest species in our dataset, but were substantial when present. Future studies could mitigate impacts of tags by reducing protruding parts and minimizing use of additional markers. Investigators ... 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