Abstract
Multiple tracking methods (colour-rings, plumage-markings and GPS-loggers) revealed that adult Sandwich Terns Thalasseus sandvicensis from the Netherlands showed prospecting behaviour in other colonies within Northwest Europe. Birds were recorded from a few kilometres to over 850 km away and in different countries around the Southern North Sea. Our data suggest large-scale connectivity between Northwest European Sandwich Tern colonies. Such connectivity is potentially of great importance when modelling the population structure of this species.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Bird Study |
Volume | 2014 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0006-3657 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Thematic list
- Sea and coastal birds
EWI Biomedical sciences
- B280-animal-ecology