Large-scale movement patterns in a social vulture are influenced by seasonality, sex, and breeding region.

ABSTRACT: Quantifying space use and segregation, as well as the extrinsic and intrinsic factors affecting them, is crucial to increase our knowledge of species-specific movement ecology and to design effective management and conservation measures. This is particularly relevant in the case of species that are highly mobile and dependent on sparse and unpredictable trophic resources, such as vultures. Here, we used the GPS-tagged data of 127 adult Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus captured at five different breeding regions in Spain to describe the movement patterns (home-range size and fidelity, and monthly cumulative distance). We also examined how individual sex, season, and breeding region determined the cumulative distance traveled and the size and overlap between consecutive monthly home-range

SUBMITTER: Morant J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909000 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature