A dispersive migration in the Atlantic Puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.

Navigational control of avian migration is understood, largely from the study of terrestrial birds, to depend on either genetically or culturally inherited information. By tracking the individual migrations of Atlantic Puffins, Fratercula arctica, in successive years using geolocators, we describe m...

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Autores principales:	Tim Guilford, Robin Freeman, Dave Boyle, Ben Dean, Holly Kirk, Richard Phillips, Chris Perrins
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:745109cda856445291268a6495c4fba82021-11-18T06:49:55ZA dispersive migration in the Atlantic Puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0021336https://doaj.org/article/745109cda856445291268a6495c4fba82011-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21799734/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Navigational control of avian migration is understood, largely from the study of terrestrial birds, to depend on either genetically or culturally inherited information. By tracking the individual migrations of Atlantic Puffins, Fratercula arctica, in successive years using geolocators, we describe migratory behaviour in a pelagic seabird that is apparently incompatible with this view. Puffins do not migrate to a single overwintering area, but follow a dispersive pattern of movements changing through the non-breeding period, showing great variability in travel distances and directions. Despite this within-population variability, individuals show remarkable consistency in their own migratory routes among years. This combination of complex population dispersion and individual route fidelity cannot easily be accounted for in terms of genetic inheritance of compass instructions, or cultural inheritance of traditional routes. We suggest that a mechanism of individual exploration and acquired navigational memory may provide the dominant control over Puffin migration, and potentially some other pelagic seabirds, despite the apparently featureless nature of the ocean.Tim GuilfordRobin FreemanDave BoyleBen DeanHolly KirkRichard PhillipsChris PerrinsPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 7, p e21336 (2011)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Tim Guilford Robin Freeman Dave Boyle Ben Dean Holly Kirk Richard Phillips Chris Perrins A dispersive migration in the Atlantic Puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.
description	Navigational control of avian migration is understood, largely from the study of terrestrial birds, to depend on either genetically or culturally inherited information. By tracking the individual migrations of Atlantic Puffins, Fratercula arctica, in successive years using geolocators, we describe migratory behaviour in a pelagic seabird that is apparently incompatible with this view. Puffins do not migrate to a single overwintering area, but follow a dispersive pattern of movements changing through the non-breeding period, showing great variability in travel distances and directions. Despite this within-population variability, individuals show remarkable consistency in their own migratory routes among years. This combination of complex population dispersion and individual route fidelity cannot easily be accounted for in terms of genetic inheritance of compass instructions, or cultural inheritance of traditional routes. We suggest that a mechanism of individual exploration and acquired navigational memory may provide the dominant control over Puffin migration, and potentially some other pelagic seabirds, despite the apparently featureless nature of the ocean.
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title	A dispersive migration in the Atlantic Puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.
title_short	A dispersive migration in the Atlantic Puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.
title_full	A dispersive migration in the Atlantic Puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.
title_fullStr	A dispersive migration in the Atlantic Puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.
title_full_unstemmed	A dispersive migration in the Atlantic Puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.
title_sort	dispersive migration in the atlantic puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.
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publishDate	2011
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A dispersive migration in the Atlantic Puffin and its implications for migratory navigation.

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