Consistent choice of landscape urbanization level across the annual cycle in a migratory waterbird species.

ABSTRACT: Rapid urbanization has a great impact on avian distribution, ecology, habitat selection, and behavior. Recent avian studies indicated that individuals remain consistent in their behavioral responses to human disturbance across short periods of time. However, there is still little information about keeping consistent behaviors in distinct locations across different stages of the annual cycle. In this study, we aimed to test for long-term consistency in habitat selection with respect to urbanization in a migratory waterbird species, the Eurasian coot Fulica atra. For this purpose, we individually marked ca. 300 coots from four populations that varied in urbanization level and tracked their habitat preferences during the non-breeding season. We found that individuals from urban breeding popul

SUBMITTER: Chyb A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7804327 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature