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DOI | 10.1186/s40462-021-00257-7 |
The use of nocturnal flights for barrier crossing in a diurnally migrating songbird | |
Lavallee, Christie D.; Assadi, Saeedeh Bani; Korpach, Alicia M.; Ray, James D.; Fischer, Jason D.; Siegrist, Joe; Fraser, Kevin C. | |
通讯作者 | Fraser, KC (corresponding author), Univ Manitoba, Dept Biol Sci, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. |
来源期刊 | MOVEMENT ECOLOGY
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ISSN | 2051-3933 |
出版年 | 2021 |
卷号 | 9期号:1 |
英文摘要 | Background The migration patterns of land birds can generally be divided into those species that migrate principally during the day and those that migrate during the night. Some species may show individual plasticity in the use of day or night flight, particularly when crossing large, open-water or desert barriers. However, individual plasticity in circadian patterns of migratory flights in diurnally migrating songbirds has never been investigated. Methods We used high precision GPS tracking of a diurnal, migratory swallow, the purple martin (Progne subis), to determine whether individuals were flexible in their spring migration strategies to include some night flight, particularly at barrier crossing. Results Most (91%) of individuals made large (sometimes > 1000 km), open-water crossings of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico that included the use of night flight. 32% of all water crossings were initiated at night, demonstrating that night flight is not only used to complete large crossings but may confer other advantages for diurnal birds. Birds were not more likely to initiate crossings with supportive winds, however crossings were more likely when they reduced travel distances. Our results are consistent with diurnal birds using night flight to help achieve time- and energy-savings through 'short cuts' at barrier crossings, at times and locations when foraging opportunities are not available. Conclusions Overall, our results demonstrate the use of nocturnal flight and a high degree of individual plasticity in migration strategies on a circadian scale in a species generally considered to be a diurnal migrant. Nocturnal flights at barrier crossing may provide time and energy savings where foraging opportunities are low in an otherwise diurnal strategy. Future research should target how diel foraging and refueling strategies support nocturnal flights and barrier crossing in this and other diurnal species. |
英文关键词 | Circadian timing Aerial insectivores GPS tracking Individual plasticity Ecological barrier Fly-and-forage migration Diurnal migrant |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
开放获取类型 | gold, Green Published, Green Submitted |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000644649700001 |
WOS关键词 | FALL MIGRATION ; TRACKING ; STRATEGY ; NIGHT |
WOS类目 | Ecology |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/351174 |
作者单位 | [Lavallee, Christie D.; Assadi, Saeedeh Bani; Korpach, Alicia M.; Fraser, Kevin C.] Univ Manitoba, Dept Biol Sci, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; [Ray, James D.] Consolidated Nucl Secur LLC, Amarillo, TX 79120 USA; [Fischer, Jason D.] Disneys Anim Sci & Environm, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 USA; [Siegrist, Joe] Purple Martin Conservat Assoc, Erie, PA USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lavallee, Christie D.,Assadi, Saeedeh Bani,Korpach, Alicia M.,et al. The use of nocturnal flights for barrier crossing in a diurnally migrating songbird[J],2021,9(1). |
APA | Lavallee, Christie D..,Assadi, Saeedeh Bani.,Korpach, Alicia M..,Ray, James D..,Fischer, Jason D..,...&Fraser, Kevin C..(2021).The use of nocturnal flights for barrier crossing in a diurnally migrating songbird.MOVEMENT ECOLOGY,9(1). |
MLA | Lavallee, Christie D.,et al."The use of nocturnal flights for barrier crossing in a diurnally migrating songbird".MOVEMENT ECOLOGY 9.1(2021). |
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