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Dispersal in long-lived birds: Contributions of individual traits and environmental factors

Seminar

Dispersal in long-lived birds: Contributions of individual traits and environmental factors

Date
16/03/2023
Venue
Sala de Juntas EBD1/ Online, 13:00
Ponentes
Cecilia Gimeno Castellar
Estación Biológica de Doñana

This PhD project focuses on the study of the natal and breeding dispersal of an insular population of a long-lived avian scavenger: the Canarian Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus majorensis). We will combine long-term monitoring information with GPS-tracking data in order to identify both intrinsic and extrinsic factors modulating the plasticity in dispersal patterns. We also will analyze the consequences of different dispersal strategies on individual fitness. Our last purpose is to deepen into individual prospecting behavior patterns trying to identify how the birds gather public information.