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ECOLOGY LETTERS
卷 19, 期 8, 页码 907-914出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12627
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Biologging; flight energetics; movement ecology; phylogenetic regression
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- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H04973] Funding Source: KAKEN
Billions of birds migrate to exploit seasonally available resources. The ranges of migration vary greatly among species, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. I hypothesise that flight mode (flapping or soaring) and body mass affect migration range through their influence on flight energetics. Here, I compiled the tracks of migratory birds (196 species, weighing 12-10350g) recorded by electronic tags in the last few decades. In flapping birds, migration ranges decreased with body mass, as predicted from rapidly increasing flight cost with increasing body mass. The species with higher aspect ratio and lower wing loading had larger migration ranges. In soaring birds, migration ranges were mass-independent and larger than those of flapping birds, reflecting their low flight costs irrespective of body mass. This study demonstrates that many animal-tracking studies are now available to explore the general patterns and the underlying mechanisms of animal migration.
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