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| Title |
Flower power: tree flowering phenology as a settlement cue for migrating birds
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| Published in |
Journal of Animal Ecology, December 2008
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| DOI | 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01464.x |
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| Authors |
Laura J. McGrath, Charles Van Riper, Joseph J. Fontaine |
| Abstract |
1. Neotropical migrant birds show a clear preference for stopover habitats with ample food supplies; yet, the proximate cues underlying these decisions remain unclear. 2. For insectivorous migrants, cues associated with vegetative phenology (e.g. flowering, leaf flush, and leaf loss) may reliably predict the availability of herbivorous arthropods. Here we examined whether migrants use the phenology of five tree species to choose stopover locations, and whether phenology accurately predicts food availability. 3. Using a combination of experimental and observational evidence, we show migrant populations closely track tree phenology, particularly the flowering phenology of honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), and preferentially forage in trees with more flowers. Furthermore, the flowering phenology of honey mesquite reliably predicts overall arthropod abundance as well as the arthropods preferred by migrants for food. 4. Together, these results suggest that honey mesquite flowering phenology is an important cue used by migrants to assess food availability quickly and reliably, while in transit during spring migration. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 120 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 5% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 106 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 23% |
| Researcher | 28 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 8% |
| Professor | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 21 | 18% |
| Unknown | 18 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64 | 53% |
| Environmental Science | 21 | 18% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Unknown | 24 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 May 2014.
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#19,256,319
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#18
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