Stopover departure decisions in autumn are not associated with constitutive immune function in Northern Wheatears Oenanthe oenanthe

Stopover periods in between migratory flights determine the speed of migration and as such may affect birds’ fitness. The decision to leave a stopover site is affected by, for example, energy stores and weather conditions. We investigated whether immunological state influences autumn stopover departure decisions in Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), a nocturnal long-distance migrant. We measured three parameters of constitutive immune function: microbial killing capacity, haptoglobin, and total immunoglobulins. None of them explained variation in departure probability, minimum stopover duration, or departure time within the night. Thus, we did not find an effect of the birds’ immunological state on stopover departure decisions.

Packmor, FlorianBangor University,Institute of Avian Research “Vogelwarte Helgoland” (författare)
Schmaljohann, HeikoInstitute of Avian Research “Vogelwarte Helgoland” (författare)
Hegemann, ArneLund University,Lunds universitet,Evolutionär ekologi,Biologiska institutionen,Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten,Evolutionary ecology,Department of Biology,Faculty of Science(Swepub:lu)biol-arh (författare)
Institute of Avian Research “Vogelwarte Helgoland”Bangor University (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Ornithology: Springer Science and Business Media LLC160:3, s. 813-8172193-71922193-7206

Av författaren/redakt...: Eikenaar, Cas; Packmor, Florian; Schmaljohann, He ...; Hegemann, Arne

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