Icelandic Whimbrel first migration: Non‐stop until West Africa, yet later departure and slower travel than adults
Migratory behaviour in young individuals is probably developed by using a complex suite of resources, from molecular information to social learning. Comparing the migration of adults and juveniles provides insights into the possible contribution of those developmental factors to the ontogeny of migr...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ibis (London, England) England), 2024-04, Vol.166 (2), p.715-722 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Migratory behaviour in young individuals is probably developed by using a complex suite of resources, from molecular information to social learning. Comparing the migration of adults and juveniles provides insights into the possible contribution of those developmental factors to the ontogeny of migration. We show that, like adults, juvenile Icelandic Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus islandicus fly non‐stop to West Africa, but on average depart later, follow less straight paths and stop more after reaching land, resulting in slower travel speeds. We argue how the variation in departure dates, the geographical location of Iceland and the annual migration routine of this population make it a good model to study the ontogeny of migration.
Farhegðun ungfugla mótast líklega út frá samspili margra þátta, allt frá sameindum til félagsumhverfis. Samanburður á farhegðun ungfugla og fullorðinna fugla getur gefið vísbendingar um framlag þroska við mótun farkerfa. Við sýnum að ungir spóar Numenius phaeopus islandicus fljúga viðstöðulaust til Vestur Afríku eins og fullorðnir fuglar en ungfuglar leggja þó að meðaltali seinna af stað, fljúga ekki eins beint og hafa viðkomu eftir að ná landi og er ferðahraði þeirra því minni en fullorðinna fugla. Við leiðum líkum að því að breytileiki í brottfarartíma, hnattstaða Íslands og farkerfi spóa geri þennan stofn að heppilegu viðfangsefni til að rannsaka þroskun farhegðunar hjá fuglum. |
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ISSN: | 0019-1019 1474-919X |
DOI: | 10.1111/ibi.13282 |