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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2025

Route flexibility is associated with headwind minimization in a long-distance migratory seabird.

Nathalie Kürten, Joe Wynn, Birgen Haest, Heiko Schmaljohann, Oscar Vedder, Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Sandra Bouwhuis

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nathalie KürtenInstitute of Avian Research, An der Vogelwarte 21, Wilhelmshaven 26386, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6538-6205
Joe WynnInstitute of Avian Research, An der Vogelwarte 21, Wilhelmshaven 26386, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5552-6435
Birgen HaestSwiss Ornithological Institute, Seerose 1, Sempach 6204, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8739-6460
Heiko SchmaljohannInstitute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 9-11, Oldenburg 26129, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0886-4319
Oscar VedderInstitute of Avian Research, An der Vogelwarte 21, Wilhelmshaven 26386, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4689-8568
Jacob Gonzalez-SolisInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat and Departamento Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, Barcelona 08028, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8691-9397
Sandra BouwhuisInstitute of Avian Research, An der Vogelwarte 21, Wilhelmshaven 26386, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4023-1578

Funding

fondos FEDERGerman Federal Environmental FoundationGerman Ornithological SocietyGerman Research FoundationMinisterio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad of Spain
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seasonal migration has evolved across taxa and encompasses a multitude of features, many of which vary between species, between and within populations, and even within individuals. One feature of migration that appears especially variable within individuals is the route taken to reach a destination, even when the destination itself is not variable at this level. To investigate why, we analysed the geolocator tracks describing 192 post-breeding migratory journeys of 84 common terns (

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Animal MigrationCharadriiformesWindAnimalsFemaleMaleSeasonsbird migrationgeolocationmigration route consistencymigratory behaviourmovement ecologynearest neighbour distancewind effects

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PMID40169025
PMCPMC11961259

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