Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds
Satellite telemetry has become a common technique to investigate avian life-histories, but whether such tagging will affect fitness is a critical unknown. In this study, we evaluate multi-year effects of implanted transmitters on migratory timing and reproductive performance in shorebirds. Shorebird...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/7ac57929-c793-4eaa-8ebe-9e23112539e5 2024-09-09T20:00:23+00:00 Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W. Gill, Robert E. Mulcahy, D.M. Tibbitts, T. Lee Kentie, Rosemarie Gerritsen, Gerrit J. Bruinzeel, Leo W. Tijssen, David C. Harwood, Christopher M. Piersma, Theunis 2014-04 https://hdl.handle.net/11370/7ac57929-c793-4eaa-8ebe-9e23112539e5 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/7ac57929-c793-4eaa-8ebe-9e23112539e5 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-013-1026-4 eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/7ac57929-c793-4eaa-8ebe-9e23112539e5 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Hooijmeijer , J C E W , Gill , R E , Mulcahy , D M , Tibbitts , T L , Kentie , R , Gerritsen , G J , Bruinzeel , L W , Tijssen , D C , Harwood , C M & Piersma , T 2014 , ' Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds ' , Journal of Ornithology , vol. 155 , no. 2 , pp. 447-457 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-013-1026-4 Breeding success Egg malformation Implanted transmitter Limosa l. limosa Nesting propensity Numenius phaeopus Satellite telemetry Survival LIMOSA-LIMOSA-LIMOSA RADIO-TRANSMITTERS PERCUTANEOUS ANTENNAS HARLEQUIN DUCKS CANADA GEESE CHD1-Z GENE L.-LIMOSA BEHAVIOR RADIOTRANSMITTERS DEMOGRAPHY article 2014 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-013-1026-4 2024-06-17T16:04:07Z Satellite telemetry has become a common technique to investigate avian life-histories, but whether such tagging will affect fitness is a critical unknown. In this study, we evaluate multi-year effects of implanted transmitters on migratory timing and reproductive performance in shorebirds. Shorebirds increasingly are recognized as good models in ecology and evolution. That many of them are of conservation concern adds to the research responsibilities. In May 2009, we captured 56 female Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa limosa during late incubation in The Netherlands. Of these, 15 birds were equipped with 26-g satellite transmitters with a percutaneous antenna (7.8 % +/- 0.2 SD of body mass), surgically implanted in the coelom. We compared immediate nest survival, timing of migration, subsequent nest site fidelity and reproductive behaviour including egg laying with those of the remaining birds, a comparison group of 41 females. We found no effects on immediate nest survival. Fledging success and subsequent southward and northward migration patterns of the implanted birds conformed to the expectations, and arrival time on the breeding grounds in 2010-2012 did not differ from the comparison group. Compared with the comparison group, in the year after implantation, implanted birds were equally faithful to the nest site and showed equal territorial behaviour, but a paucity of behaviours indicating nests or clutches. In the 3 years after implantation, the yearly apparent survival of implanted birds was 16 % points lower. Despite intense searching, we found only three eggs of two implanted birds; all were deformed. A similarly deformed egg was reported in a similarly implanted Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus returning to breed in central Alaska. The presence in the body cavity of an object slightly smaller than a normal egg may thus lead to egg malformation and, likely, reduced egg viability. That the use of implanted satellite transmitters in these large shorebirds reduced nesting propensity and might also lead to ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Alaska Limosa limosa University of Groningen research database Canada Journal of Ornithology 155 2 447 457 |
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Breeding success Egg malformation Implanted transmitter Limosa l. limosa Nesting propensity Numenius phaeopus Satellite telemetry Survival LIMOSA-LIMOSA-LIMOSA RADIO-TRANSMITTERS PERCUTANEOUS ANTENNAS HARLEQUIN DUCKS CANADA GEESE CHD1-Z GENE L.-LIMOSA BEHAVIOR RADIOTRANSMITTERS DEMOGRAPHY |
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Breeding success Egg malformation Implanted transmitter Limosa l. limosa Nesting propensity Numenius phaeopus Satellite telemetry Survival LIMOSA-LIMOSA-LIMOSA RADIO-TRANSMITTERS PERCUTANEOUS ANTENNAS HARLEQUIN DUCKS CANADA GEESE CHD1-Z GENE L.-LIMOSA BEHAVIOR RADIOTRANSMITTERS DEMOGRAPHY Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W. Gill, Robert E. Mulcahy, D.M. Tibbitts, T. Lee Kentie, Rosemarie Gerritsen, Gerrit J. Bruinzeel, Leo W. Tijssen, David C. Harwood, Christopher M. Piersma, Theunis Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds |
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Breeding success Egg malformation Implanted transmitter Limosa l. limosa Nesting propensity Numenius phaeopus Satellite telemetry Survival LIMOSA-LIMOSA-LIMOSA RADIO-TRANSMITTERS PERCUTANEOUS ANTENNAS HARLEQUIN DUCKS CANADA GEESE CHD1-Z GENE L.-LIMOSA BEHAVIOR RADIOTRANSMITTERS DEMOGRAPHY |
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Satellite telemetry has become a common technique to investigate avian life-histories, but whether such tagging will affect fitness is a critical unknown. In this study, we evaluate multi-year effects of implanted transmitters on migratory timing and reproductive performance in shorebirds. Shorebirds increasingly are recognized as good models in ecology and evolution. That many of them are of conservation concern adds to the research responsibilities. In May 2009, we captured 56 female Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa limosa during late incubation in The Netherlands. Of these, 15 birds were equipped with 26-g satellite transmitters with a percutaneous antenna (7.8 % +/- 0.2 SD of body mass), surgically implanted in the coelom. We compared immediate nest survival, timing of migration, subsequent nest site fidelity and reproductive behaviour including egg laying with those of the remaining birds, a comparison group of 41 females. We found no effects on immediate nest survival. Fledging success and subsequent southward and northward migration patterns of the implanted birds conformed to the expectations, and arrival time on the breeding grounds in 2010-2012 did not differ from the comparison group. Compared with the comparison group, in the year after implantation, implanted birds were equally faithful to the nest site and showed equal territorial behaviour, but a paucity of behaviours indicating nests or clutches. In the 3 years after implantation, the yearly apparent survival of implanted birds was 16 % points lower. Despite intense searching, we found only three eggs of two implanted birds; all were deformed. A similarly deformed egg was reported in a similarly implanted Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus returning to breed in central Alaska. The presence in the body cavity of an object slightly smaller than a normal egg may thus lead to egg malformation and, likely, reduced egg viability. That the use of implanted satellite transmitters in these large shorebirds reduced nesting propensity and might also lead to ... |
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Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W. Gill, Robert E. Mulcahy, D.M. Tibbitts, T. Lee Kentie, Rosemarie Gerritsen, Gerrit J. Bruinzeel, Leo W. Tijssen, David C. Harwood, Christopher M. Piersma, Theunis |
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Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W. Gill, Robert E. Mulcahy, D.M. Tibbitts, T. Lee Kentie, Rosemarie Gerritsen, Gerrit J. Bruinzeel, Leo W. Tijssen, David C. Harwood, Christopher M. Piersma, Theunis |
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Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds |
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Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds |
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Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds |
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Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds |
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Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds |
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abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds |
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Hooijmeijer , J C E W , Gill , R E , Mulcahy , D M , Tibbitts , T L , Kentie , R , Gerritsen , G J , Bruinzeel , L W , Tijssen , D C , Harwood , C M & Piersma , T 2014 , ' Abdominally implanted satellite transmitters affect reproduction and survival rather than migration of large shorebirds ' , Journal of Ornithology , vol. 155 , no. 2 , pp. 447-457 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-013-1026-4 |
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