@article{fdi:010052122,
  title = {{P}ostbreeding movements of frigatebirds tracked with satellite telemetry},
  author = {{W}eimerskirch, {H}. and {L}e {C}orre, {M}. and {M}arsac, {F}rancis and {B}arbraud, {C}. and {T}ostain, {O}. and {C}hastel, {O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}sing satellite telemetry, we studied the postbreeding movements of {G}reat ({F}regata minor) and {M}agnificent {F}rigatebirds ({E} magnificens) at two breeding colonies in the {I}ndian and {A}tlantic {O}ceans. {A}fter breeding failure, 67% of the birds with satellite transmitters remained on the breeding colonies and continued to perform foraging trips similar to those undertaken while breeding. {T}wo {M}agnificent {F}rigatebirds that bred at a colony off the coast of {F}rench {G}uiana moved west along the coast of {S}outh {A}merica, and one of the two reached {T}rinidad 1400 km away. {O}ne {G}reat {F}rigatebird moved 4400 km from {E}uropa {I}sland in the {M}ozambique {C}hannel to the {M}aldive {I}slands. {I}t roosted there for at least four months, making foraging trips of up to 240 km, mainly to an area known for its high concentration of tuna. {T}hese results show that frigatebirds are able to make rapid and directed long-distance dispersal movements to other colonies or roosting sites, although the majority of birds remain based on breeding colonies.},
  keywords = {{F}regata magnificens ; {F}regata minor ; {F}rench {G}uiana ; {I}ndian {O}cean ; satellite tracking},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}ondor},
  volume = {108},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {220--225},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[0220:{PMOFTW}]2.0.{CO};2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010052122},
}