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- Title
Gap-crossing by Wood Thrushes ( Hylocichla mustelina) in a fragmented landscape.
- Authors
MacIntosh, T.; Stutchbury, B.J.M.; Evans, M.L.
- Abstract
We used radio-telemetry to study the movement patterns of Wood Thrushes ( (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)) occupying small forest fragments (<5 ha) to examine gap-crossing between fragments and edge use within fragments. We found that 82% (8/11) of males and 33% (2/6) of females made at least one foray off of its resident forest fragment and we documented a total of 26 off-fragment forays ( n = 79 h tracking). Males spent, on average, 23.5% of their time off their fragment, while females were gone 12.8% of the time tracked. Most forays were >150 m in distance and foray rate to adjacent fragments declined with increasing gap width. Males on fragments spent more time off their territory (23.5%) and traveled farther (392 m) than males occupying territories within a continuous forest (4.8% and 99 m, respectively). In fragments, 10 out of 17 individuals spent >80% of their time within 20 m of the fragment edge and edge use was significantly more than expected based on the amount of edge available in each fragment. This study adds to the growing evidence for migratory songbirds that during the breeding season, forest fragmentation may increase rather than impede daily movements.
- Subjects
WOOD thrush; RADIO telemetry; SMALL forests; SONGBIRDS; MIGRATORY birds; FRAGMENTED landscapes
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2011, Vol 89, Issue 11, p1091
- ISSN
0008-4301
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/z11-090