Pre-migratory flights in migrant songbirds: the ecological and evolutionary importance of understudied exploratory movements

Z Züst, A Mukhin, PD Taylor, H Schmaljohann - Movement Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Across the animal kingdom, from honeybees to cranes to beavers, exploratory movements to
exploit resources, scout prospective territories, or otherwise gain valuable experiences and …

The potential function of post-fledging dispersal behavior in first breeding territory selection for males of a migratory bird

R Patchett, P Styles, J Robins King… - Current …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
One possible hypothesis for the function of post-fledging dispersal is to locate a suitable
future breeding area. This post-fledging period may be particularly important in migratory …

Pre-migration behaviour and survival of juvenile Wood Thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) in a fragmented forest landscape

SM Hayes - 2024 - yorkspace.library.yorku.ca
Due to the difficulty in tracking juvenile songbirds once independent and dispersed from
their natal areas, little is known about survival during the first year of life, despite being …