| Geographical and temporal flexibility in the response to crosswinds by migrating raptors. | |
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PMID: 20980299 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Wind and ocean currents may potentially have important effects on travelling animals, as an animal which does not respond to lateral flow will be drifted from its intended direction of movement. By analysing daily movements of migrating ospreys Pandion haliaetus and marsh harriers Circus aeruginosus, as recorded by satellite telemetry, in relation to global wind data, we showed that these raptors allow on average 47 per cent drift. Furthermore, our analyses revealed significant geographical and temporal variation in the response to crosswinds. During some parts of the migration, the birds drifted and in other parts they compensated or even overcompensated. In some regions, the response of marsh harriers depended on the wind direction. They drifted when the wind came from one side and (over)compensated when the wind came from the opposite side, and this flexible response was different in different geographical regions. These results suggest that migrating raptors modulate their response to crosswinds at different places and times during their travels and show that individual birds use a much more varied repertoire of behavioural responses to wind than hitherto assumed. Our results may also explain why contrasting and variable results have been obtained in previous studies of the effect of wind on bird migration. |
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Authors:
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Raymond H G Klaassen; Mikael Hake; Roine Strandberg; Thomas Alerstam |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-10-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society Volume: 278 ISSN: 1471-2954 ISO Abbreviation: Proc. Biol. Sci. Publication Date: 2011 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-03-24 Completed Date: 2011-08-01 Revised Date: 2012-05-08 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101245157 Medline TA: Proc Biol Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1339-46 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Animal Ecology, Lund University, Ecology Building, 22362 Lund, Sweden. raymond.klaassen@zooekol.lu.se |
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Africa, Western Animal Migration* Animals Europe Falconiformes / physiology* Flight, Animal Orientation Remote Sensing Technology Species Specificity Wind* |
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