Title

Data from: The movements of a recently urbanized wading bird reveal changes in season timing and length related to resource use

Creators

Jeffrey Hepinstall-Cymerman, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Sonia M. Hernandez, Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Anjelika Kidd-Weaver, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Michael J. Yabsley, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Maureen H. Murray, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Taylor J. Ellison, Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Henry C. Adams, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

Description

Kidd-Weaver A, Hepinstall-Cymerman J, Welch CC, Murray M, Adams HC, Ellison TJ, Yabsley MJ, Hernandez SM (2020) The movements of a recently urbanized wading bird reveal changes in season timing and length related to resource use. PLoS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0230158,The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a nomadic wading bird that is increasingly foraging in urban areas in parts of its range, relying on artificial wetlands and other anthropogenic resources year-round. In this study, we explore whether and how individual association with urban environments is predictive of consistent changes in behavioural season timing and length. Other urbanized species exhibit altered annual cycles such as loss of migratory behavior and year-round breeding in response to consistent resource abundance, often related to intentional and unintentional provisioning. We used behavioral change point analysis to segment the tracks of 41 ibis equipped with GPS backpacks to identify differences in the initiation and duration of four behavioral seasons (non-breeding, pre-breeding, breeding, post-breeding) related to use of urban habitats. We found that intraspecific variation in urban habitat use had strong carryover effects on the timing and duration of behavioral seasons. In particular, ibis with higher urban habitat use in non-breeding seasons had longer non-breeding seasons and shorter breeding seasons that started earlier in the year compared to ibis that primarily use wetland habitats. This study reveals interesting behavioral patterns for a nomadic species with populations that are recently expanding into urban areas, providing evidence that ibis are adapting their annual cycles and seasonal behaviors to exploit urban resources.

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Publisher

Movebank

DOI

10.5441/001/1.8ms50757

Language

en

Document Type

Data Set

Recommended Citation

Hepinstall-Cymerman, Jeffrey; Hernandez, Sonia M.; Kidd-Weaver, Anjelika; Yabsley, Michael J.; Murray, Maureen H.; Ellison, Taylor J.; Adams, Henry C. (2020), "Data from: The movements of a recently urbanized wading bird reveal changes in season timing and length related to resource use", Movebank, doi: 10.5441/001/1.8ms50757

https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.8ms50757

Identifier

10.5441/001/1.8ms50757

Related Content

10.1371/journal.pone.0230158

Embargo Date

1-1-2020