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| Title |
Transoceanic migration by a 12 g songbird
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biology Letters, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1098/rsbl.2014.1045 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
William V. DeLuca, Bradley K. Woodworth, Christopher C. Rimmer, Peter P. Marra, Philip D. Taylor, Kent P. McFarland, Stuart A. Mackenzie, D. Ryan Norris |
| Abstract |
Many fundamental aspects of migration remain a mystery, largely due to our inability to follow small animals over vast spatial areas. For more than 50 years, it has been hypothesized that, during autumn migration, blackpoll warblers (Setophaga striata) depart northeastern North America and undertake a non-stop flight over the Atlantic Ocean to either the Greater Antilles or the northeastern coast of South America. Using miniaturized light-level geolocators, we provide the first irrefutable evidence that the blackpoll warbler, a 12 g boreal forest songbird, completes an autumn transoceanic migration ranging from 2270 to 2770 km (mean ± s.d.: 2540 ± 257) and requiring up to 3 days (62 h ± 10) of non-stop flight. This is one of the longest non-stop overwater flights recorded for a songbird and confirms what has long been believed to be one of the most extraordinary migratory feats on the planet. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 81 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 16 | 20% |
| United States | 11 | 14% |
| Japan | 7 | 9% |
| Canada | 5 | 6% |
| Australia | 3 | 4% |
| India | 2 | 2% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 30 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 57 | 70% |
| Scientists | 20 | 25% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 2% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 207 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 197 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 49 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 11% |
| Other | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 34 | 16% |
| Unknown | 26 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 118 | 57% |
| Environmental Science | 34 | 16% |
| Unspecified | 5 | 2% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 1% |
| Psychology | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 4% |
| Unknown | 37 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 499. 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 12 October 2023.
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#52,754
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#63
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#497
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