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MPIAB training flights of juvenile greylag geese-reference-data
MPIAB training flights of juvenile greylag geese-reference-data
Citation
Gatt MC, Quetting M, Cheng Y, Wikelski M. 2019. MPIAB training flights of juvenile greylag geese-reference-data. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p/3Abstract
Despite our knowledge of the biophysical and behavioural changes during flight ontogeny in juvenile birds, little is known about the changes in the mechanical aspects of energy expenditure during early flight development, particularly in migratory species. Here, we investigate in a unique experimental setup how energy expended during flights changes over time beginning with early ontogeny. We calculate overall dynamic body acceleration (ODBA) as a proxy for energy expenditure in a group of hand raised Greylag Geese (Anser anser) trained to fly behind a microlight aircraft. We propose two potential hypotheses; energy expenditure either increases with increasing physiological suitability (the ‘physical development hypothesis’), or decreases as a result of behavioural improvements mitigating flight costs (the ‘behavioural development hypothesis’). There was a significant temporal increase of flight duration and ODBA over time, supporting the ‘physical development hypothesis’. This suggests that early on in flight ontogeny behavioural development leading to flight efficiency plays a weaker role in shaping ODBA changes than the increased physical ability to expend energy in flight. We discuss these findings and the implications of flight development on the life history of migratory species.
Keywords
animal movement, animal tracking, Anser anser, avian flight, bio-logging, greylag goose, life history, movement ecology, ontogeny
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BibTex
@misc{001/1_1n4d187p/3, title = {MPIAB training flights of juvenile greylag geese-reference-data}, author = {Gatt, MC and Quetting, M and Cheng, Y and Wikelski, M}, year = {2019}, URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p/3}, doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p/3}, publisher = {Movebank data repository} }
RIS
TY - DATA ID - doi:10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p/3 T1 - MPIAB training flights of juvenile greylag geese-reference-data AU - Gatt, Marie Claire AU - Quetting, Michael AU - Cheng, Yachang AU - Wikelski, Martin Y1 - 2019/11/15 KW - animal movement KW - animal tracking KW - Anser anser KW - avian flight KW - bio-logging KW - greylag goose KW - life history KW - movement ecology KW - ontogeny KW - Anser anser PB - Movebank data repository UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p/3 DO - doi:10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p/3 ER -