Space partitioning without territoriality in gannets

Wakefield, Ewan D.; Bodey, Thomas W.; Bearhop, Stuart; Blackburn, Jez; Colhoun, Kendrew; Davies, Rachel; Dwyer, Ross G.; Green, Jonathan A.; Gremillet, David; Jackson, Andrew L.; Jessopp, Mark J.; Kane, Adam; Langston, Rowena H.W.; Lescroel, Amélie; Murray, Stuart; Le Nuz, Mélanie; Patrick, Samantha C.; Peron, Clara; Soanes, Louise M.; Wanless, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2788-4606; Votier, Stephen C.; Hamer, Keith C.. 2013 Space partitioning without territoriality in gannets. Science, 341 (6141). 68-70. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1236077

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Abstract/Summary

Colonial breeding is widespread among animals. Some, such as eusocial insects, may use agonistic behavior to partition available foraging habitat into mutually exclusive territories; others, such as breeding seabirds, do not. We found that northern gannets, satellite-tracked from twelve neighboring colonies, nonetheless forage in largely mutually exclusive areas and that these colony-specific home ranges are determined by density-dependent competition. This segregation may be enhanced by individual-level public information transfer, leading to cultural evolution and divergence among colonies.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1236077
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 1 - Observations, Patterns, and Predictions for Biodiversity > BD - 1.4 - Quantify and model interactions to determine impacts ... CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Watt
ISSN:	0036-8075
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	14 Jun 2013 14:29 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502211

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