Natal dispersal of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus in northeast Scotland

Moss, Robert; Picozzi, Nicholas; Catt, David C.. 2006 Natal dispersal of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus in northeast Scotland. Wildlife Biology, 12 (2). 227-232.

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Abstract/Summary

We radio-tagged and tracked 22 hen and three cock capercaillie Tetrao urogallus in northeast Scotland during 1989-1995. Natal dispersal distances of 13 firstyear hens ranged within 1-30 km (median: 11 km). There were two main periods of dispersal, autumn and spring, with much individual variation. Some hens dispersed in autumn, some in spring, some in autumn and again in spring, and some moved little. Of 10 hens that nested, seven did so in their first year, two not until their second and one in her third year. After their first year, hens were quite sedentary, but some showed increased movement in April as they attended leks. Capercaillie in Scotland live in fragmented woodlands. How far they disperse is an important consideration when managing woods for their benefit.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biodiversity
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	_ Biodiversity & Population Processes
ISSN:	0909-6396
Format Availability:	Electronic, Print
Additional Keywords:	capercaillie, movement, natal dispersal, radio telemetry, Tetrao urogallus
NORA Subject Terms:	Zoology Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	02 Jul 2007 11:27 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/409

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Programmes:

CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biodiversity

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

_ Biodiversity & Population Processes

ISSN:

0909-6396

Format Availability:

Electronic, Print

Additional Keywords:

capercaillie, movement, natal dispersal, radio telemetry, Tetrao urogallus