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Synchronisation of the Autumn Mass Migration of Passerines: a Case of Robins Erithacus rubecula
Subtitle:Synchronizacja masowej jesiennej migracji ptaków wróblowych na przykładzie rudzika ; Synchronised large-scale passage of Robins
Creator:Nowakowski, Jarosław K ; Remisiewicz, Magdalena ; Keller, Marek ; Busse, Przemysław ; Rowiński, Patryk
Contributor:Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Publisher:Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Place of publishing: Date issued/created: Description: Type of object: Subject and Keywords:Robin ; Erithacus rubecula ; autumn migration ; migration timing ; synchronised passage ; migration mechanisms ; rudzik, ; rudzik zwyczajny ; raszka
Abstract:The pattern of autumn migration of the Robin was studied through an analysis of daily dynamics for the birds caught in the years 1984–1997 at four ringing stations (two on the Baltic coast and two in inland Poland). In a given year, migration dynamics was found to be distinctly similar at all stations. It showed conspicuous consistence (± 2 days) in the dates with peak numbers. This could be explained by assuming that Robins take off at the same time across a large breeding ground, and arrive almost simultaneously at stopover sites located over extensive areas. Moreover, migration dynamics from year to year at a given station was also remarkably similar, though this phenomenon was more distinct at the inland stations than at the coastal ones. Day-to-day fluctuations in numbers were on an average the highest at the coastal station most exposed to variable weather, the lowest at the inland stations, and intermediate at the more “sheltered” of the coastal station. The paper discusses the extent to which such results can reflect the influence of weather conditions on passage, or else a precise internal (physiological and genetic) mechanism responsible for the timing of migration.
Relation: Volume: Issue: Start page: End page: Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Resource Identifier: Source:MiIZ PAN, call no. P.257 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4568 ; click here to follow the link
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Digitizing institution:Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
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https://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.3161/068.040.0206