Chris Merkord Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 From Matt Jeffery: Thank you to everyone that could join the presentation last week given by Dr. Pete Marra from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center - Studying birds in the context of the annual cycle: Carry-over effects and seasonal interactions. As promised, we recorded the presentation for those that were unable to attend and those that would like to see the presentation again. Please use the following links: Streaming recording link: https://audubon.webex.com/audubon/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=65029807&rKey=fcaa23a4943fb8e7 Download recording link: https://audubon.webex.com/audubon/lsr.php?AT=dw&SP=MC&rID=65029807&rKey=fd4e33e7148e9555 Studying birds in the context of the annual cycle: Carry-over effects and seasonal interactions. Peter P. Marra, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. Migratory birds spend different parts of the annual cycle in geographically disparate places. The conditions and selective pressures during each period are likely to affect individual performance during subsequent periods. This simple fact presents us with considerable obstacles for understanding how agents of global change (i.e., climate, land-use) will influence the ecology, evolution, and conservation of migratory birds. Such inter-seasonal effects are poorly understood within most avian migration systems, in large part because it has been difficult to follow individuals and specific populations year round (i.e., migratory connectivity). In addition, for most species there exists an extreme research bias towards breeding rather than non-breeding season biology. Furthermore, the limiting factors and regulatory mechanisms that determine abundance remain poorly understood for most bird species. Here, I show using our long-term research on redstarts in Jamaica how events on wintering grounds, such as climate and habitat affect both arrival time and body condition of individual birds on breeding areas, and how these parameters are likely to have important consequences for breeding events and annual survival. Understanding how global change will influence migratory organisms requires the study biological phenomena in the context of the entire annual cycle. Matt Jeffery Senior Program Manager International Alliances Program National Audubon Society 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW. #600 Washington DC 20036 Tel: +1 202 600 7965 See what’s happening in with IAP - IAP.Audubon.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Haig Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Further information on how to study as well as the importance of studying migratory connectivity can be found at the Migratory Connectivity Project website: www.migratoryconnectivityproject.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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