Spatial, social, and environmental factors influencing natal dispersal in the colonial griffon vulture

Current Zoology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 71(2), С. 170 - 183

Опубликована: Июль 3, 2024

Abstract Natal dispersal is a critical trait for individual fitness and the viability, structure, genetic identity of populations. However, there pronounced information gap large long-lived species due to difficulty monitoring individuals at appropriate spatio-temporal scales. Here we study how traits social environmental characteristics influence natal decisions griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) using long-term (30 years) number marked as nestlings in Spain. Our results show strong philopatry both sexes, with some recruiting breeders on same cliffs, even nests, where they were born. This philopatric tendency was modulated by effect conspecific density parameters emphasized importance attraction changes food availability that may have influenced increment colony size colonization new areas. Although further research needed considering smaller colonies more isolated population nuclei, our highlight studies understand factors determine their dynamics relationship anthropogenic activities, whose effects should be predicted managed conservation criteria.

Язык: Английский

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Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)

Birds of the World, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 22, 2024

Язык: Английский

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