Data from: Post-fledging movements of juvenile common mergansers (Mergus merganser) in Alaska as inferred by satellite telemetry
Data from: Post-fledging movements of juvenile common mergansers (Mergus merganser) in Alaska as inferred by satellite telemetry
Citation
Petersen MR, Douglas D. 2016. Data from: Post-fledging movements of juvenile common mergansers (Mergus merganser) in Alaska as inferred by satellite telemetry. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.3gc013f3Abstract
We implanted satellite transmitters into eight juvenile Common Mergansers to investigate post-fledging movements from their natal river in southcentral Alaska. Subsequently, they moved widely throughout portions of western and southcentral Alaska up to 750 km from their natal areas during fall and winter months. Transmitters of two birds (one male and one female) continued to send location data into their second year and allowed us to determine the location and timing of the flightless molt period for each bird. Overall, our data suggest that juvenile Common Mergansers range widely immediately after fledging, that second year males and females may differ in their movement patterns, and that these movements have implications for population genetic structure of this species.
Keywords
Mergus merganser, Argos, animal movement, animal tracking, avian migration, common merganser, juvenile dispersal, Mergus merganser, molt migration, population structure, satellite telemetry, sea duck
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@misc{001/1_3gc013f3, title = {Data from: Post-fledging movements of juvenile common mergansers (Mergus merganser) in Alaska as inferred by satellite telemetry}, author = {Petersen, MR and Douglas, D}, year = {2016}, URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.3gc013f3}, doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.3gc013f3}, publisher = {Movebank data repository} }
RIS
TY - DATA ID - doi:10.5441/001/1.3gc013f3 T1 - Data from: Post-fledging movements of juvenile common mergansers (Mergus merganser) in Alaska as inferred by satellite telemetry AU - Petersen, Margaret R. AU - Douglas, David Y1 - 2016/12/19 KW - Mergus merganser KW - Alaska KW - Argos KW - animal movement KW - animal tracking KW - avian migration KW - common merganser KW - juvenile dispersal KW - Mergus merganser KW - molt migration KW - population structure KW - satellite telemetry KW - sea duck KW - Mergus merganser PB - Movebank data repository UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.3gc013f3 DO - doi:10.5441/001/1.3gc013f3 ER -