The Ecology and evolution of Partial Migration
The Ecology & Evolution of Partial Migration (August 2010)
19 international speakers presented theoretical and empirical research into partial migration in a diverse range of taxa, including neotropical birds, salmonid fish and ungulates. Some of the highlights of the meeting included Mark Hebblewhite's (University of Montana) plenary talk about partial migration in ungulates. His group has shown that human activities have altered the cost/benefit balance of the resident strategy by reducing predation risk from wolves in areas with human settlements. We also had an illuminating theory talk by our second plenary speaker, Hanna Kokko (Australian National University). Hanna gave an introduction to the theory of partial migration, and showed that behaviour that is optimal for the individual is not always optimal when scaled to a population level.
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"Partial migration in roe deer: intraspecific patterns and snow-cover modulation" |
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"Partial migration in birds: a test of 4 hypothesis with burrowing owls" |
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"Partial migration in expanding deer populations" |
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"Modelling partial migration: when is the fitness of migrants and residents equal and when is it not?" |
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"Ecology, genetics and conservation of partial migration in ungulates" |
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"The general theory of partial migration revisited" |
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"Anadromous pike Exos lucius in the Baltic sea" |