Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules
Background: Migratory birds generally have tightly scheduled annual cycles, in which delays can have carry-over effects on the timing of later events, ultimately impacting reproductive output. Whether temporal carry-over effects are more pronounced among migrations over larger distances, with tighte...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/c16cd467-59bd-4e52-801f-06f1e5c3ac26 2024-06-23T07:50:15+00:00 Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules van Bemmelen, Rob S.A. Moe, Børge Schekkerman, Hans Hansen, Sveinn Are Snell, Katherine R. S. Humphreys, Elizabeth M. Mäntylä, Elina Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor Gilg, Olivier Ehrich, Dorothée Calladine, John Hammer, Sjúrður Harris, Sarah Lang, Johannes Vignisson, Sölvi Rúnar Kolbeinsson, Yann Nuotio, Kimmo Sillanpää, Matti Sittler, Benoît Sokolov, Aleksandr Klaassen, Raymond H. G. Phillips, Richard A. Tulp, Ingrid 2024-03-22 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/c16cd467-59bd-4e52-801f-06f1e5c3ac26 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/c16cd467-59bd-4e52-801f-06f1e5c3ac26 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00459-9 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/965900767/s40462-024-00459-9.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188456039&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/c16cd467-59bd-4e52-801f-06f1e5c3ac26 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess van Bemmelen , R S A , Moe , B , Schekkerman , H , Hansen , S A , Snell , K R S , Humphreys , E M , Mäntylä , E , Hallgrimsson , G T , Gilg , O , Ehrich , D , Calladine , J , Hammer , S , Harris , S , Lang , J , Vignisson , S R , Kolbeinsson , Y , Nuotio , K , Sillanpää , M , Sittler , B , Sokolov , A , Klaassen , R H G , Phillips , R A & Tulp , I 2024 , ' Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules ' , Movement Ecology , vol. 12 , no. 1 , 22 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00459-9 Annual cycle Arctic Skua Carry-over effects Migratory connectivity Parasitic Jaeger Phenology Stercorarius parasiticus article 2024 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00459-9 2024-06-03T17:57:51Z Background: Migratory birds generally have tightly scheduled annual cycles, in which delays can have carry-over effects on the timing of later events, ultimately impacting reproductive output. Whether temporal carry-over effects are more pronounced among migrations over larger distances, with tighter schedules, is a largely unexplored question. Methods: We tracked individual Arctic Skuas Stercorarius parasiticus, a long-distance migratory seabird, from eight breeding populations between Greenland and Siberia using light-level geolocators. We tested whether migration schedules among breeding populations differ as a function of their use of seven widely divergent wintering areas across the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean. Results: Breeding at higher latitudes led not only to later reproduction and migration, but also faster spring migration and shorter time between return to the breeding area and clutch initiation. Wintering area was consistent within individuals among years; and more distant areas were associated with more time spent on migration and less time in the wintering areas. Skuas adjusted the period spent in the wintering area, regardless of migration distance, which buffered the variation in timing of autumn migration. Choice of wintering area had only minor effects on timing of return at the breeding area and timing of breeding and these effects were not consistent between breeding populations. Conclusion: The lack of a consistent effect of wintering area on timing of return between breeding areas indicates that individuals synchronize their arrival with others in their population despite extensive individual differences in migration strategies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic skua Greenland Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Siberia University of Groningen research database Arctic Greenland Indian Movement Ecology 12 1 |
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Annual cycle Arctic Skua Carry-over effects Migratory connectivity Parasitic Jaeger Phenology Stercorarius parasiticus van Bemmelen, Rob S.A. Moe, Børge Schekkerman, Hans Hansen, Sveinn Are Snell, Katherine R. S. Humphreys, Elizabeth M. Mäntylä, Elina Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor Gilg, Olivier Ehrich, Dorothée Calladine, John Hammer, Sjúrður Harris, Sarah Lang, Johannes Vignisson, Sölvi Rúnar Kolbeinsson, Yann Nuotio, Kimmo Sillanpää, Matti Sittler, Benoît Sokolov, Aleksandr Klaassen, Raymond H. G. Phillips, Richard A. Tulp, Ingrid Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules |
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Background: Migratory birds generally have tightly scheduled annual cycles, in which delays can have carry-over effects on the timing of later events, ultimately impacting reproductive output. Whether temporal carry-over effects are more pronounced among migrations over larger distances, with tighter schedules, is a largely unexplored question. Methods: We tracked individual Arctic Skuas Stercorarius parasiticus, a long-distance migratory seabird, from eight breeding populations between Greenland and Siberia using light-level geolocators. We tested whether migration schedules among breeding populations differ as a function of their use of seven widely divergent wintering areas across the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean. Results: Breeding at higher latitudes led not only to later reproduction and migration, but also faster spring migration and shorter time between return to the breeding area and clutch initiation. Wintering area was consistent within individuals among years; and more distant areas were associated with more time spent on migration and less time in the wintering areas. Skuas adjusted the period spent in the wintering area, regardless of migration distance, which buffered the variation in timing of autumn migration. Choice of wintering area had only minor effects on timing of return at the breeding area and timing of breeding and these effects were not consistent between breeding populations. Conclusion: The lack of a consistent effect of wintering area on timing of return between breeding areas indicates that individuals synchronize their arrival with others in their population despite extensive individual differences in migration strategies. |
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van Bemmelen, Rob S.A. Moe, Børge Schekkerman, Hans Hansen, Sveinn Are Snell, Katherine R. S. Humphreys, Elizabeth M. Mäntylä, Elina Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor Gilg, Olivier Ehrich, Dorothée Calladine, John Hammer, Sjúrður Harris, Sarah Lang, Johannes Vignisson, Sölvi Rúnar Kolbeinsson, Yann Nuotio, Kimmo Sillanpää, Matti Sittler, Benoît Sokolov, Aleksandr Klaassen, Raymond H. G. Phillips, Richard A. Tulp, Ingrid |
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van Bemmelen, Rob S.A. Moe, Børge Schekkerman, Hans Hansen, Sveinn Are Snell, Katherine R. S. Humphreys, Elizabeth M. Mäntylä, Elina Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor Gilg, Olivier Ehrich, Dorothée Calladine, John Hammer, Sjúrður Harris, Sarah Lang, Johannes Vignisson, Sölvi Rúnar Kolbeinsson, Yann Nuotio, Kimmo Sillanpää, Matti Sittler, Benoît Sokolov, Aleksandr Klaassen, Raymond H. G. Phillips, Richard A. Tulp, Ingrid |
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Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules |
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Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules |
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Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules |
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Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules |
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Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules |
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synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules |
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https://hdl.handle.net/11370/c16cd467-59bd-4e52-801f-06f1e5c3ac26 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/c16cd467-59bd-4e52-801f-06f1e5c3ac26 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00459-9 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/965900767/s40462-024-00459-9.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85188456039&partnerID=8YFLogxK |
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van Bemmelen , R S A , Moe , B , Schekkerman , H , Hansen , S A , Snell , K R S , Humphreys , E M , Mäntylä , E , Hallgrimsson , G T , Gilg , O , Ehrich , D , Calladine , J , Hammer , S , Harris , S , Lang , J , Vignisson , S R , Kolbeinsson , Y , Nuotio , K , Sillanpää , M , Sittler , B , Sokolov , A , Klaassen , R H G , Phillips , R A & Tulp , I 2024 , ' Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules ' , Movement Ecology , vol. 12 , no. 1 , 22 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00459-9 |
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