Paternal effects in the initiation of migratory behaviour in birds

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Mendez Aragon, Veronica, Gill, Jennifer, Þórisson, Böðvar, Vignisson, Solvi Runar, Gunnarsson, Tómas Grétar and Alves, Jose (2021) Paternal effects in the initiation of migratory behaviour in birds. Scientific Reports, 11. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

What determines why some birds migrate and others do not? This question is fundamental to understanding how migratory systems are responding to environmental changes, but the causes of individual migratory behaviours have proven difficult to isolate. We show that, in a partially migratory population of Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus), the migratory behaviour of progeny follows paternal but not maternal behaviour, and is unrelated to timing of hatching or fledging. These findings highlight the key role of social interactions in shaping the migratory behaviour of new generations, and thus the spatio-temporal distribution of migratory populations

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2021 01:01
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2023 00:08
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/79188
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-021-81274-9

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