Daily movements of the Common Crane (Grus grus) during the premigration period

In the premigration period, weather plays a role in the ability of animals to accumulate energy stores before the onset of migration, affecting survival. In the context of rapidly changing climate, our goal was to study the effect of short-term weather conditions on the Common Crane ( Grus grus ) mo...

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Published in:Journal of ornithology 2024-04, Vol.165 (2), p.315-323
Main Authors: Kondrakova, Kristina D., Markin, Yuri M., Postelnykh, Kirill A., Pekarsky, Sasha, Nathan, Ran, Sharikov, Alexander V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Climate change
Ecology
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
Grus grus
Life Sciences
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Precipitation
Telemetry
Weather
Wind
Zoology
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Summary:In the premigration period, weather plays a role in the ability of animals to accumulate energy stores before the onset of migration, affecting survival. In the context of rapidly changing climate, our goal was to study the effect of short-term weather conditions on the Common Crane ( Grus grus ) movement in the premigration period. We analyzed the daily distances and the maximum displacements using GPS telemetry data. We studied the relationship between weather conditions (average daily temperature, daily precipitation, and wind speed), age, the presence of offspring, and crane daily movements. The study was conducted at premigration staging areas in the European part of Russia. We found no differences in daily movement distance between adults with and without chicks and subadult individuals. A positive relationship between daily distances and maximum displacements and wind speed, and a negative relationship with average daily temperature and precipitation was observed. The influence of weather conditions on movement patterns can further affect the quality of migration in the rapidly changing climate.
ISSN:2193-7192
2193-7206
DOI:10.1007/s10336-023-02125-0