Migration strategy and constraint in migration behavior vary among shorebird species with different life histories
Abstract Migration strategy is a key behavioral characteristic guiding how migratory species time their annual cycles and use habitat. Understanding variation in migration strategy within and among species and individuals can be useful for understanding how birds navigate energetic trade‐offs and de...
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| author | Sarah J. Clements Jason P. Loghry Jennifer A. Linscott Jorge Ruiz Joe C. Gunn Juan G. Navedo Nathan R. Senner Bart M. Ballard Mitch D. Weegman |
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| description | Abstract Migration strategy is a key behavioral characteristic guiding how migratory species time their annual cycles and use habitat. Understanding variation in migration strategy within and among species and individuals can be useful for understanding how birds navigate energetic trade‐offs and designing or modifying conservation plans meant to benefit multiple species and life histories. We compared migration strategies among three migratory shorebird species with variable life history traits and short, medium, and long migration distances, respectively: American avocets (Recurvirostra americana), black‐bellied plovers (Pluvialis squatarola), and Hudsonian godwits (Limosa haemastica). Avocets (short distance) exhibited the most within‐species variation in migration duration, proportion of migration time spent at stopovers, and stopover duration. Plovers (medium distance) and godwits (long distance) showed less variation in these metrics, but godwits showed the most variation in the number of stopovers used. There were significant differences among species in migration distance, number of stopovers used, proportion of time stopped over, departure and arrival dates, and migration duration, but not mean stopover duration. We also found that avocets spent more time stopped over relative to migration distance than plovers or godwits, indicating that avocets showed the most energy‐minimizing strategy of the three species. Our findings set the stage for future work assessing the effects of climate change and land use on characteristics associated with different migration strategies for additional migratory species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-439940bab059455b8ace157e2724f8912025-01-30T01:44:38ZengWileyEcosphere2150-89252025-01-01161n/an/a10.1002/ecs2.70161Migration strategy and constraint in migration behavior vary among shorebird species with different life historiesSarah J. Clements0Jason P. Loghry1Jennifer A. Linscott2Jorge Ruiz3Joe C. Gunn4Juan G. Navedo5Nathan R. Senner6Bart M. Ballard7Mitch D. Weegman8School of Natural Resources University of Missouri Columbia Missouri USACaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Texas A&M University – Kingsville Kingsville Texas USADepartment of Environmental Conservation University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts USABird Ecology Lab, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas Universidad Austral de Chile Valdivia Los Ríos ChileDepartment of Plant and Soil Science University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USABird Ecology Lab, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas Universidad Austral de Chile Valdivia Los Ríos ChileDepartment of Environmental Conservation University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts USACaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Texas A&M University – Kingsville Kingsville Texas USADepartment of Biology University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan CanadaAbstract Migration strategy is a key behavioral characteristic guiding how migratory species time their annual cycles and use habitat. Understanding variation in migration strategy within and among species and individuals can be useful for understanding how birds navigate energetic trade‐offs and designing or modifying conservation plans meant to benefit multiple species and life histories. We compared migration strategies among three migratory shorebird species with variable life history traits and short, medium, and long migration distances, respectively: American avocets (Recurvirostra americana), black‐bellied plovers (Pluvialis squatarola), and Hudsonian godwits (Limosa haemastica). Avocets (short distance) exhibited the most within‐species variation in migration duration, proportion of migration time spent at stopovers, and stopover duration. Plovers (medium distance) and godwits (long distance) showed less variation in these metrics, but godwits showed the most variation in the number of stopovers used. There were significant differences among species in migration distance, number of stopovers used, proportion of time stopped over, departure and arrival dates, and migration duration, but not mean stopover duration. We also found that avocets spent more time stopped over relative to migration distance than plovers or godwits, indicating that avocets showed the most energy‐minimizing strategy of the three species. Our findings set the stage for future work assessing the effects of climate change and land use on characteristics associated with different migration strategies for additional migratory species.https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70161migration timingmovement ecologystopovertrackingwader |
| spellingShingle | Sarah J. Clements Jason P. Loghry Jennifer A. Linscott Jorge Ruiz Joe C. Gunn Juan G. Navedo Nathan R. Senner Bart M. Ballard Mitch D. Weegman Migration strategy and constraint in migration behavior vary among shorebird species with different life histories Ecosphere migration timing movement ecology stopover tracking wader |
| title | Migration strategy and constraint in migration behavior vary among shorebird species with different life histories |
| title_full | Migration strategy and constraint in migration behavior vary among shorebird species with different life histories |
| title_fullStr | Migration strategy and constraint in migration behavior vary among shorebird species with different life histories |
| title_full_unstemmed | Migration strategy and constraint in migration behavior vary among shorebird species with different life histories |
| title_short | Migration strategy and constraint in migration behavior vary among shorebird species with different life histories |
| title_sort | migration strategy and constraint in migration behavior vary among shorebird species with different life histories |
| topic | migration timing movement ecology stopover tracking wader |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70161 |
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