Title
Atmospheric pressure predicts probability of departure for migratory songbirds
Author(s)
Cooper, Nathan W.;Dossman, Bryant C.;Berrigan, Lucas E.;Brown, J. Morgan;Cormier, Dominic A.;Bégin-Marchand, Camille;Rodewald, Amanda D.;Taylor, Philip D.;Tremblay, Junior A.;Marra, Peter P.
Published
2023
Publisher
Movement Ecology
Abstract
Weather can have both delayed and immediate impacts on animal populations, and species have evolved behavioral adaptions to respond to weather conditions. Weather has long been hypothesized to affect the timing and intensity of avian migration, and radar studies have demonstrated strong correlations between weather and broad-scale migration patterns. How weather affects individual decisions about the initiation of migratory flights, particularly at the beginning of migration, remains uncertain.
Keywords
atmospheric pressure; cloud cover; departure probability; migration; precipitation; weather; wind profit; wintering

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