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Quantifying space use of breeders and floaters of a long-lived species using individual movement data

dc.contributor.authorPenteriani, Vincenzo
dc.contributor.authorDelgado, Maria del Mar
dc.contributor.authorCampioni, Letizia
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-08T18:29:20Z
dc.date.available2015-07-08T18:29:20Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractTo date, animal movement studies have mostly analysed the movement behaviours of individuals at specific times of their lives, but we lack detailed information on how individual movements may be affected by the various and different changes that individuals experience throughout their life (e.g. life history phases, experience, age). Here, we attempt to identify differences in home range and movement behaviour between two different statuses, disperser vs. breeder, of a long-lived species (the eagle owl Bubo bubo). Information on home range and movement behaviour between different stages of an individual life are crucial for species conservation and management, as well as for basic knowledge on space use and rhythm of activity. Does the transition from an exploratory stage to moving within more familiar surroundings call for changes in the movement behaviour? We observed notable differences during the two stages of the owls’ lives, with individuals having different home range behaviours and rhythms of activity depending on their social status. Significant differences in home range behaviour between the sexes began only with the acquisition of a breeding site. Breeders showed larger home ranges than dispersing individuals, although nightly variation of home ranges size was higher for dispersers than for breeders. Finally, dispersers were active throughout the night, whereas breeders displayed a less active movement phase at both the beginning and end of the night. Our results demonstrate it is important to consider individual variations in space use and movement behaviour due to the different life history phases that they attain during their lifetime. The knowledge of the different needs of a species across life stages may represent an important tool for species conservation because each phase of an individual life may need different requirements.por
dc.description.sponsorshipSpanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness,FEDERpor
dc.identifier.citationScience of Nature, 102, 21. doi: 10.1007/s00114-015-1271-xpor
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00114-015-1271-x
dc.identifier.issn0028-1042
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/3822
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSpringerpor
dc.relationCGL2012–33240por
dc.subjectAnimal movementpor
dc.subjectDispersalpor
dc.subjectFloaterspor
dc.subjectHome range behaviourpor
dc.subjectRhythms of activitypor
dc.subjectBubo bubopor
dc.titleQuantifying space use of breeders and floaters of a long-lived species using individual movement datapor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceHeidelbergpor
oaire.citation.endPage12por
oaire.citation.startPage1por
oaire.citation.titleScience of Naturepor
oaire.citation.volume102por
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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