Vultures Acopian Center USA 2003-2016

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dc.contributor.authorBildstein, Keith L.
dc.contributor.authorBarber, David
dc.contributor.authorBechard, Marc J.
dc.contributor.authorGraña Grilli, Maricel
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-21T19:28:03Z
dc.date.available2016-12-21T19:28:03Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-21
dc.description.abstractNOTE: An updated and larger version of this dataset is available. See https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.f3qt46r2. ABSTRACT: Both wing size and wing shape affect the flight abilities of birds. Intra and inter-specific studies have revealed a pattern where high aspect ratio and low wing loading favour migratory behaviour. This, however, have not been studied in soaring migrants. We assessed the relationship between the wing size and shape and the characteristics of the migratory habits of the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), an obligate soaring migrant. We compared wing size and shape with migration strategy among three fully migratory, one partially migratory and one non-migratory (resident) population distributed across the American continent. We calculated the aspect ratio and wing loading using wing tracings to characterize the wing morphology. We used satellite-tracking data from the migratory populations to calculate distance, duration, speed and altitude during migration. Wing loading, but not aspect ratio, differed among the populations, segregating the resident population from the completely migratory ones. Unlike it has been reported in species using flapping flight during migration, the migratory flight parameters of turkey vultures were not related to the aspect ratio. By contrast, wing loading was related to most flight parameters. Birds with lower wing loading flew farther, faster, and higher during their longer journeys. Our results suggest that wing morphology in this soaring species enables lower-cost flight, through low wing-loading, and that differences in the relative sizes of wings may increase extra savings during migration. The possibility that wing shape is influenced by foraging as well as migratory flight is discussed. We conclude that flight efficiency may be improved through different morphological adaptations in birds with different flight mechanisms.
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.5441/001/1.37r2b884/1
dc.identifier.urihttps://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.607
dc.relation.ispartofdoi:10.5441/001/1.37r2b884
dc.relation.isreferencedbydoi:10.1111/jav.01220
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectanimal movement
dc.subjectanimal tracking
dc.subjectavian migration
dc.subjectblack vulture
dc.subjectCathartes aura
dc.subjectCoragyps atratus
dc.subjectEnv-DATA
dc.subjectmigration
dc.subjectMovebank
dc.subjectscavenger birds
dc.subjectturkey vulture
dc.titleVultures Acopian Center USA 2003-2016
dc.typeDataset*
dspace.entity.typeData package
dwc.ScientificNameCathartes aura
dwc.ScientificNameCoragyps atratus
mdr.citation.BibTex
@misc{001/1_37r2b884/1,
  title = {Vultures Acopian Center USA 2003-2016},
  author = {Bildstein, KL and Barber, D and Bechard, MJ and Graña, Grilli, M},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.37r2b884/1},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.37r2b884/1},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}
mdr.citation.CSE
Bildstein KL, Barber D, Bechard MJ, Graña Grilli M. Vultures Acopian Center USA 2003-2016. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.37r2b884/1
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DO  - doi:10.5441/001/1.37r2b884/1
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