Predator escape tactics in birds:linking ecology and aerodynamics
In most birds, flight is the most important means of escape from predators. Impaired flight abilities due to increased wing loading may increase vulnerability to predation. To compensate for an increase in wing loading, birds are able to independently decrease body mass (BM) or increase pectoral mus...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/dfd4967a-7b7d-4cb0-8fce-9657112fa9e3 2024-06-02T08:03:00+00:00 Predator escape tactics in birds:linking ecology and aerodynamics van den Hout, Piet J. Mathot, Kimberley J. Maas, Leo R. M. Piersma, Theunis 2010 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/dfd4967a-7b7d-4cb0-8fce-9657112fa9e3 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/dfd4967a-7b7d-4cb0-8fce-9657112fa9e3 https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp146 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/6740078/2010BehavEcolvdHout.pdf eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/dfd4967a-7b7d-4cb0-8fce-9657112fa9e3 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess van den Hout , P J , Mathot , K J , Maas , L R M & Piersma , T 2010 , ' Predator escape tactics in birds : linking ecology and aerodynamics ' , Behavioral Ecology , vol. 21 , no. 1 , pp. 16-25 . https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp146 aerodynamics body mass escape performance flight pectoral muscle phenotypic flexibility raptors risk management PECTORAL MUSCLE MASS BODY-MASS ORGAN SIZE RED KNOTS MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS CAPTIVE GREENFINCHES RELATIVE IMPORTANCE MIGRATORY STOPOVER ARENARIA-INTERPRES MANEUVERING FLIGHT article 2010 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp146 2024-05-07T18:41:21Z In most birds, flight is the most important means of escape from predators. Impaired flight abilities due to increased wing loading may increase vulnerability to predation. To compensate for an increase in wing loading, birds are able to independently decrease body mass (BM) or increase pectoral muscle mass (PMM). Comparing nearshore and farshore foraging shorebird species, we develop a theory as to which of these responses should be the most appropriate. We hypothesize that nearshore foragers should respond to increased predation by increasing their PMM in order to promote speed-based escape. Instead, farshore foragers should decrease BM in order to improve agility for maneuvering escape. Experiments on 2 shorebird species are consistent with these predictions, but on the basis of the theoretical framework for evaluating effect size and biological significance developed here, more experiments are clearly needed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arenaria interpres University of Groningen research database Behavioral Ecology 21 1 16 25 |
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aerodynamics body mass escape performance flight pectoral muscle phenotypic flexibility raptors risk management PECTORAL MUSCLE MASS BODY-MASS ORGAN SIZE RED KNOTS MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS CAPTIVE GREENFINCHES RELATIVE IMPORTANCE MIGRATORY STOPOVER ARENARIA-INTERPRES MANEUVERING FLIGHT van den Hout, Piet J. Mathot, Kimberley J. Maas, Leo R. M. Piersma, Theunis Predator escape tactics in birds:linking ecology and aerodynamics |
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In most birds, flight is the most important means of escape from predators. Impaired flight abilities due to increased wing loading may increase vulnerability to predation. To compensate for an increase in wing loading, birds are able to independently decrease body mass (BM) or increase pectoral muscle mass (PMM). Comparing nearshore and farshore foraging shorebird species, we develop a theory as to which of these responses should be the most appropriate. We hypothesize that nearshore foragers should respond to increased predation by increasing their PMM in order to promote speed-based escape. Instead, farshore foragers should decrease BM in order to improve agility for maneuvering escape. Experiments on 2 shorebird species are consistent with these predictions, but on the basis of the theoretical framework for evaluating effect size and biological significance developed here, more experiments are clearly needed. |
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van den Hout, Piet J. Mathot, Kimberley J. Maas, Leo R. M. Piersma, Theunis |
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van den Hout, Piet J. Mathot, Kimberley J. Maas, Leo R. M. Piersma, Theunis |
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Predator escape tactics in birds:linking ecology and aerodynamics |
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Predator escape tactics in birds:linking ecology and aerodynamics |
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Predator escape tactics in birds:linking ecology and aerodynamics |
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Predator escape tactics in birds:linking ecology and aerodynamics |
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Predator escape tactics in birds:linking ecology and aerodynamics |
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predator escape tactics in birds:linking ecology and aerodynamics |
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van den Hout , P J , Mathot , K J , Maas , L R M & Piersma , T 2010 , ' Predator escape tactics in birds : linking ecology and aerodynamics ' , Behavioral Ecology , vol. 21 , no. 1 , pp. 16-25 . https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp146 |
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