scholarly journals Metabolic plasticity for subcutaneous fat accumulation in a long-distance migratory bird traced by2H2O

2017 ◽  
Vol 220 (6) ◽  
pp. 1072-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Viegas ◽  
Pedro M. Araújo ◽  
Afonso D. Rocha ◽  
Auxiliadora Villegas ◽  
John G. Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Migratory Bird ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Fat Accumulation ◽  
Metabolic Plasticity

scholarly journals Temporal changes in reproductive success and optimal breeding decisions in a long-distance migratory bird

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Reséndiz-Infante ◽  
Gilles Gauthier
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Clutch Size ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Migratory Bird ◽  
Laying Date ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Breeding Phenology ◽  
Additional Time ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Seasonal Decline

AbstractMany avian migrants have not adjusted breeding phenology to climate warming resulting in negative consequences for their offspring. We studied seasonal changes in reproductive success of the greater snow goose (Anser caerulescens atlantica), a long-distance migrant. As the climate warms and plant phenology advances, the mismatch between the timing of gosling hatch and peak nutritive quality of plants will increase. We predicted that optimal laying date yielding highest reproductive success occurred earlier over time and that the seasonal decline in reproductive success increased. Over 25 years, reproductive success of early breeders increased by 42%, producing a steeper seasonal decline in reproductive success. The difference between the laying date producing highest reproductive success and the median laying date of the population increased, which suggests an increase in the selection pressure for that trait. Observed clutch size was lower than clutch size yielding the highest reproductive success for most laying dates. However, at the individual level, clutch size could still be optimal if the additional time required to acquire nutrients to lay extra eggs is compensated by a reduction in reproductive success due to a delayed laying date. Nonetheless, breeding phenology may not respond sufficiently to meet future environmental changes induced by warming temperatures.

scholarly journals Author Correction: Age-dependent carry-over effects in a long-distance migratory bird

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cosme López Calderón ◽  
Javier Balbontín Arenas ◽  
Keith A. Hobson ◽  
Anders Pape Møller
Keyword(s):  
Migratory Bird ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Carry Over

scholarly journals Age-dependent carry-over effects in a long-distance migratory bird

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cosme López Calderón ◽  
Javier Balbontín Arenas ◽  
Keith A. Hobson ◽  
Anders Pape Møller
Keyword(s):  
Migratory Bird ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Carry Over

Hidden Long-Distance Movements by a Migratory Bird

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (20) ◽  
pp. 4056-4062.e3
Author(s):  
Nathan W. Cooper ◽  
Peter P. Marra
Keyword(s):  
Migratory Bird ◽  
Long Distance

scholarly journals High visceral fat with low subcutaneous fat accumulation as a determinant of atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryotaro Bouchi ◽  
Takato Takeuchi ◽  
Momoko Akihisa ◽  
Norihiko Ohara ◽  
Yujiro Nakano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Visceral Fat ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Fat Accumulation

scholarly journals Fat Affects Predator-Avoidance Behavior in Gray Catbirds (Dumetella Carolinensis) During Migratory Stopover

The Auk ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 1069-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Cimprich ◽  
Frank R. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Avoidance Behavior ◽  
Predator Avoidance ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Flight Performance ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Fat Reserves ◽  
Dumetella Carolinensis ◽  
Model Treatment ◽  
Migrant Birds ◽  
Migratory Stopover

Abstract During migration, birds may store large quantities of fat to fuel long-distance flight. Because mass affects flight performance, fat migrants should behave with greater caution toward aerial predators than lean migrants. We tested a prediction of this hypothesis, namely, that fat birds will remain motionless longer than lean birds after a simulated encounter with a raptor. We captured Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) during fall migration, classified their subcutaneous fat, exposed them to a model hawk, and then recorded the time until their first perch change. To determine whether the birds treated the simulated predator as a threat, we also tested them with a hexagon-shaped model and with no model. The birds remained motionless longer with the hawk model than either of the two other treatments. Fat birds remained motionless longer than lean birds when exposed to the hawk model, but we detected no difference with the other two treatments. These results provide evidence that fat affects the predator-avoidance behavior of Gray Catbirds during migratory stopover. That a difference between fat and lean groups was only apparent with the hawk model treatment suggests that the result is attributable to differences in the flight performance of the two groups rather than simply a difference in motivation to begin foraging. We suggest that fat should influence the behavior of a wide variety of migrant birds, particularly those species that typically carry greater fat reserves or that forage in more exposed situations than the Gray Catbirds we tested. La Grasa Afecta el Comportamiento de Evasión de Depredadores en Dumetella carolinensis durante las Paradas Migratorias

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