@article{fdi:010069330,
  title = {{D}iversity of migration strategies among great frigatebirds populations},
  author = {{W}eimerskirch, {H}. and {B}orsa, {P}hilippe and {C}ruz, {S}. and de {G}rissac, {S}. and {G}ardes, {L}. and {L}allemand, {J}. and {L}e {C}orre, {M}. and {P}rudor, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}igratory behavior varies extensively between bird taxa, from long distance migration to purely sedentary behavior. {V}ariability in migratory behavior also occurs within taxa, where individuals within some species, or even populations, show mixed strategies. {T}he same variability occurs in seabird species. {W}e examined the migratory behavior of distinct populations of great frigatebirds {F}regata minor in three distant oceanographic basins. {G}reat frigatebird populations showed extensive variation in post-breeding migratory behavior. {B}irds from {E}uropa {I}sland ({M}ozambique {C}hannel) made long-distance migration to numerous distinct roosting sites in the {I}ndian {O}cean, {N}ew {C}aledonia birds made shorter distance migrations to roosting sites in the southwestern {P}acific {O}cean, and {G}alapagos birds were resident within the archipelago year round. {J}uvenile birds from {E}uropa {I}s. and {N}ew {C}aledonia dispersed widely whereas {G}alapagos juveniles were resident year round. {T}he migratory behavior of {E}uropa {I}s. and {N}ew {C}aledonia resulted in complete separation of foraging grounds between breeding adults, non-breeding adults, and juveniles, whereas in the {G}alapagos the overlap was complete. {W}e suggest that population variability in migratory behavior may have arisen because of different environmental conditions at sea, and also depends on the availability of suitable roosting sites on oceanic islands. {T}he results also highlight the capacity of frigatebirds to remain airborne most of the time even outside the breeding season when they have to molt.},
  keywords = {{NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}vian {B}iology},
  volume = {48},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {103--113},
  ISSN = {0908-8857},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1111/jav.01330},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069330},
}