Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant?
While some migratory birds perform non-stop flights of over 11 000 km, many species only spend around 15% of the day in flight during migration, posing a question as to why flight times for many species are so short. Here, we test the idea that hyperthermia might constrain flight duration (FD) in a...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:110988 2023-05-15T18:20:26+02:00 Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant? Guillemette, M Woakes, AJ Larochelle, J Polymeropoulos, ET Granbois, J-M Butler, PJ Pelletier, D Frappell, PB Portugal, SJ 2016 https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0386 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27528776 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/110988 en eng Royal Soc London http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0386 Guillemette, M and Woakes, AJ and Larochelle, J and Polymeropoulos, ET and Granbois, J-M and Butler, PJ and Pelletier, D and Frappell, PB and Portugal, SJ, Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant?, Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions. Biological Sciences, 371, (1704) Article 20150386. ISSN 0962-8436 (2016) [Refereed Article] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27528776 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/110988 Biological Sciences Ecology Ecological Physiology Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0386 2019-12-13T22:11:24Z While some migratory birds perform non-stop flights of over 11 000 km, many species only spend around 15% of the day in flight during migration, posing a question as to why flight times for many species are so short. Here, we test the idea that hyperthermia might constrain flight duration (FD) in a short-distance migrant using remote biologging technology to measure heart rate, hydrostatic pressure and body temperature in 19 migrating eider ducks ( Somateria mollissima ), a short-distance migrant. Our results reveal a stop-and-go migration strategy where migratory flights were frequent (14 flights day −1 ) and short (15.7 min), together with the fact that body temperature increases by 1C, on average, during such flights, which equates to a rate of heat storage index (HSI) of 4C h −1 . Furthermore, we could not find any evidence that short flights were limited by heart rate, together with the fact that the numerous stops could not be explained by the need to feed, as the frequency of dives and the time spent feeding were comparatively small during the migratory period. We thus conclude that hyperthermia appears to be the predominant determinant of the observed migration strategy, and suggest that such a physiological limitation to FD may also occur in other species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Somateria mollissima eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 371 1704 20150386 |
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While some migratory birds perform non-stop flights of over 11 000 km, many species only spend around 15% of the day in flight during migration, posing a question as to why flight times for many species are so short. Here, we test the idea that hyperthermia might constrain flight duration (FD) in a short-distance migrant using remote biologging technology to measure heart rate, hydrostatic pressure and body temperature in 19 migrating eider ducks ( Somateria mollissima ), a short-distance migrant. Our results reveal a stop-and-go migration strategy where migratory flights were frequent (14 flights day −1 ) and short (15.7 min), together with the fact that body temperature increases by 1C, on average, during such flights, which equates to a rate of heat storage index (HSI) of 4C h −1 . Furthermore, we could not find any evidence that short flights were limited by heart rate, together with the fact that the numerous stops could not be explained by the need to feed, as the frequency of dives and the time spent feeding were comparatively small during the migratory period. We thus conclude that hyperthermia appears to be the predominant determinant of the observed migration strategy, and suggest that such a physiological limitation to FD may also occur in other species. |
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Guillemette, M Woakes, AJ Larochelle, J Polymeropoulos, ET Granbois, J-M Butler, PJ Pelletier, D Frappell, PB Portugal, SJ |
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Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant? |
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Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant? |
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Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant? |
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Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant? |
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Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant? |
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does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant? |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0386 Guillemette, M and Woakes, AJ and Larochelle, J and Polymeropoulos, ET and Granbois, J-M and Butler, PJ and Pelletier, D and Frappell, PB and Portugal, SJ, Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant?, Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions. Biological Sciences, 371, (1704) Article 20150386. ISSN 0962-8436 (2016) [Refereed Article] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27528776 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/110988 |
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