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To migrate, stay put, or wander? Varied movement strategies in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Overview of attention for article published in Movement Ecology, May 2017
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Title
To migrate, stay put, or wander? Varied movement strategies in bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Published in
Movement Ecology, May 2017
DOI 10.1186/s40462-017-0102-4
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Rachel E. Wheat, Stephen B. Lewis, Yiwei Wang, Taal Levi, Christopher C. Wilmers

Abstract

Quantifying individual variability in movement behavior is critical to understanding population-level patterns in animals. Here, we explore intraspecific variation in movement strategies of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the north Pacific, where there is high spatiotemporal resource variability. We tracked 28 bald eagles (five immature, 23 adult) using GPS transmitters between May 2010 and January 2016. We found evidence of four movement strategies among bald eagles in southeastern Alaska and western Canada: breeding individuals that were largely sedentary and remained near nest sites year-round, non-breeding migratory individuals that made regular seasonal travel between northern summer and southern winter ranges, non-breeding localized individuals that displayed fidelity to foraging sites, and non-breeding nomadic individuals with irregular movement. On average, males traveled farther per day than females. Most nomadic individuals were immature, and all residential individuals (i.e. breeders and localized birds) were adults. Alternative movement strategies among north Pacific eagles are likely associated with the age and sex class, as well as breeding status, of an individual. Intraspecific variation in movement strategies within the population results in different space use patterns among contingents, which has important implications for conservation and management.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Canada 1 1%
Unknown 80 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 24%
Student > Master 17 21%
Researcher 9 11%
Student > Bachelor 7 9%
Other 3 4%
Other 8 10%
Unknown 18 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 42 51%
Environmental Science 13 16%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 1%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 1%
Computer Science 1 1%
Other 1 1%
Unknown 23 28%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. 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 25 April 2021.
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#1,898,717
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Outputs of similar age from Movement Ecology
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