| Title |
Wind Speed during Migration Influences the Survival, Timing of Breeding, and Productivity of a Neotropical Migrant, Setophaga petechia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0097152 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anna Drake, Christine A. Rock, Sam P. Quinlan, Michaela Martin, David J. Green |
| Abstract |
Over the course of the annual cycle, migratory bird populations can be impacted by environmental conditions in regions separated by thousands of kilometers. We examine how climatic conditions during discrete periods of the annual cycle influence the demography of a nearctic-neotropical migrant population of yellow warblers (Setophaga petechia), that breed in western Canada and overwinter in Mexico. We demonstrate that wind conditions during spring migration are the best predictor of apparent annual adult survival, male arrival date, female clutch initiation date and, via these timing effects, annual productivity. We find little evidence that conditions during the wintering period influence breeding phenology and apparent annual survival. Our study emphasizes the importance of climatic conditions experienced by migrants during the migratory period and indicates that geography may play a role in which period most strongly impacts migrant populations. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 4 | 20% |
| Canada | 3 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 5% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 5% |
| Hungary | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 8 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 16 | 80% |
| Scientists | 2 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 10% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 112 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 27% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 20% |
| Researcher | 23 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Unknown | 17 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 74 | 63% |
| Environmental Science | 15 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 2% |
| Engineering | 2 | 2% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Unknown | 19 | 16% |