Sangam: A Confluence of Knowledge Streams

Winter Latitudinal Population Age-Structure of a Migratory Seagull (Larus fuscus) Differs between Its Two Major Migratory Flyways

Show simple item record

dc.contributor Biological Sciences
dc.creator Marques, Paulo A. M.
dc.creator Jorge, Paulo E.
dc.date 2017-09-18T09:46:52Z
dc.date 2017-09-18T09:46:52Z
dc.date 2013-12-08
dc.date 2017-09-18T09:46:52Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:52:20Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:52:20Z
dc.identifier Paulo A. M. Marques and Paulo E. Jorge, “Winter Latitudinal Population Age-Structure of a Migratory Seagull (Larus fuscus) Differs between Its Two Major Migratory Flyways,” International Journal of Ecology, vol. 2013, Article ID 737616, 7 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/737616
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78986
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/737616
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/281609
dc.description The migration is energy-demanding and is expected to greatly affect the distribution of individuals over the species range and condition the choice of migratory routes. We investigated the wintering distributions and migratory flyways use of geographically contiguous populations of Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) and difference in population winter age structure between migratory flyways. Recoveries of metal ringed pulli from Denmark, Sweden, and Finland were used. The results showed that contiguous populations can have distinct wintering distribution patterns and migratory flyways. More importantly, we found that depending on the place of origin, the population winter distribution may or may not show a latitudinal cline in the age structure. The population migrating via the eastern Atlantic flyway (western flyway) showed a winter age-related latitudinal cline, with adults staying at more northern latitudes than immatures. In contrast, no such pattern was found in the population migrating along the Mediterranean/Black sea flyway (eastern flyway). Interestingly, immatures within the eastern population showed a more dispersed pattern of migratory bearings. Overall, our results enhance the importance of the migration flyway in shaping the age structure of populations in the winter quarters and how it may influence the effect of other factors like sexual maturation.
dc.description Published version
dc.format application/pdf
dc.format text/xml
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en
dc.publisher Hindawi
dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights Copyright © 2013 Paulo A. M. Marques and Paulo E. Jorge. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.title Winter Latitudinal Population Age-Structure of a Migratory Seagull (Larus fuscus) Differs between Its Two Major Migratory Flyways
dc.title International Journal of Ecology
dc.type Article - Refereed
dc.type Text


Files in this item

Files Size Format View
IJECOL.2013.737616.pdf 3.406Mb application/pdf View/Open
IJECOL.2013.737616.xml 7.243Kb text/xml View/Open

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search DSpace


Advanced Search

Browse