Continental-scale satellite tracking of peregrine falcon migration

Validation Score: 0.900 Price: $0.50 wild peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) Status: proposed

What This Experiment Tests

Validation experiment designed to validate causal mechanisms targeting N/A in wild peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus). Primary outcome: migration route mapping and characterization

Description

A large-scale tracking study that followed 56 peregrine falcons from 6 populations breeding in the Eurasian Arctic using satellite telemetry. The study aimed to map migration routes and understand the formation and maintenance of these routes across Eurasia. Tracking data revealed five distinct migration routes used by the breeding populations, which were likely formed through longitudinal and latitudinal shifts in breeding grounds during the transition from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene epoch. The study found that contemporary environmental divergence between routes maintains their distinctiveness and provides insights into how climate change may affect future migration patterns.

TARGET GENE
N/A
MODEL SYSTEM
wild peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus)
ESTIMATED COST
$0
TIMELINE
0 months
PATHWAY
N/A
SOURCE
extracted_from_pmid_33658718
PRIMARY OUTCOME
migration route mapping and characterization

Scoring Dimensions

Info Gain 0.00 (25%) Feasibility 0.00 (20%) Hyp Coverage 0.00 (20%) Cost Effect. 0.00 (15%) Novelty 0.00 (10%) Ethical Safety 0.00 (10%) 0.900 composite

Protocol

satellite tracking of 56 peregrine falcons from 6 Arctic breeding populations across Eurasia

Expected Outcomes

identification of distinct migration routes and understanding of route formation and maintenance

Success Criteria

successful tracking and mapping of migration routes across continental scale

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