Carryover effects of long-distance avian migration are weaker than effects of breeding environment in a partially migratory bird

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Buchan, Claire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6530-9971, Gilroy, James J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7597-5780, Catry, Inês, Bustamante, Javier, Marca, Alina D., Atkinson, Philip W., González, Juan Miguel and Franco, Aldina M. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6055-7378 (2021) Carryover effects of long-distance avian migration are weaker than effects of breeding environment in a partially migratory bird. Scientific Reports, 11. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

Migration may expose individuals to a wide range of increasing anthropogenic threats. In addition to direct mortality effects, this exposure may influence post-migratory reproductive fitness. Partial migration—where a population comprises migrants and residents—represents a powerful opportunity to explore carryover effects of migration. Studies of partial migration in birds typically examine short-distance systems; here we studied an unusual system where residents breed in mixed colonies alongside long-distance trans-Saharan migrants (lesser kestrels (Falco naumanni) in Spain). Combining geolocator data, stable isotope analysis and resighting data, we examined the effects of this stark difference in migratory strategy on body condition, breeding phenology and breeding success. We monitored four colonies in two regions of southern Spain for five consecutive years (2014–2018), yielding 1962 captures, determining migratory strategy for 141 adult bird-years. Despite a 3000-km difference in distance travelled, we find no effect of strategy on breeding parameters. We find weak evidence for a short-term negative carryover effect of migration on body condition, but this was only apparent in the breeding region with lower primary productivity. Our results indicate that carryover effects of even highly divergent migratory strategies may be minimal relative to effects of conditions experienced on breeding grounds.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
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Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2021 00:55
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2024 02:53
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/78261
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80341-x

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