@article{fdi:010082226, title = {{D}id the animal move ? {A} cross-wavelet approach to geolocation data reveals year-round whereabouts of a resident seabird}, author = {{R}oy, {A}. and {D}elord, {K}. and {N}unes, {G}. {T}. and {B}arbraud, {C}. and {B}ugoni, {L}. and {B}ertrand, {S}ophie}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}onsiderable progress in our understanding of long-distance migration has been achieved thanks to the use of small geolocator devices ({GLS}). {T}he tracking of resident or short-distance migrant animals remains however challenging because geolocation errors are substantial and difficult to estimate. {T}his study aims to examine the sex-specific marine space uses of a resident tropical seabird, the masked booby ({S}ula dactylatra), during its full annual life cycle at the {F}ernando de {N}oronha archipelago ({B}razil). {M}asked boobies (n = 31) tagged with {GLS} recording light intensity, seawater immersion, and water temperature showed a resident behaviour over their entire annual cycle. {A} wavelet analysis of {GLS} data revealed oscillatory patterns of inferred longitude correlated with changes in immersion frequency. {T}his synchronicity demonstrated that birds traveled away and back from the colony on consecutive trips of short length (similar to 2-4 days) and short range (similar to 100-300 km) eastward of the colony. {D}uration and range of trips depended on the sex of the individual and on the time of the year. {T}rip duration increased gradually from the end of the breeding period to the post-breeding period, probably due to the release of the central-place breeding constraints. {D}uring the pre-breeding period, females had farther ranges eastward and spent more time in water than males. {D}espite inherent limits of light-based geolocation, this study demonstrates the relevance of synchronicity analysis of {GLS} data for investigating year-round movements of resident or short-distance migrants.}, keywords = {{BRESIL} ; {FERNANDO} {DE} {NORONHA} {ARCHIPEL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {B}iology}, volume = {168}, numero = {7}, pages = {114 [12 p.]}, ISSN = {0025-3162}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1007/s00227-021-03923-x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082226}, }