Data from: Dynamic body acceleration increases by 20% during flight ontogeny of greylag geese (Anser anser)

Gatt MC, Quetting M, Cheng Y, Wikelski M. 2019. Data from: Dynamic body acceleration increases by 20% during flight ontogeny of greylag geese (Anser anser). Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p

Abstract

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

Anser anser,animal tracking,Anser anser,avian flight,bio-logging,greylag goose,life history,movement ecology,ontogeny

Taxa

Taxon

Anser anser

Graylag Goose, Greylag Goose

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Acceleration

DOIs of related Publications

https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02235

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https://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.996

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@misc{001/1_1n4d187p,
  title = {Data from: Dynamic body acceleration increases by 20% during flight ontogeny of greylag geese (Anser anser)},
  author = {Gatt, MC and Quetting, M and Cheng, Y and Wikelski, M},
  year = {2019},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}

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T1  - Data from: Dynamic body acceleration increases by 20% during flight ontogeny of greylag geese (Anser anser)
AU  - Gatt, Marie Claire
AU  - Quetting, Michael
AU  - Cheng, Yachang
AU  - Wikelski, Martin
Y1  - 2019/11/15
KW  - Anser anser
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
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DO  - doi:10.5441/001/1.1n4d187p
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