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Migration

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MIGRATION

Defining Characteristics of Class Aves
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Complete Migration

All members of a population travel away at the end of a season from a breeding area.

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Partial Migration

Some individuals from the population remain in the breeding area all year long, while other members of the same species will migrate to a different location.

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Differential Migration

All individuals from a population migrate during different times and to different locations.

Irruptive Migration

These species migrate during some years but not others.

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SUMMARY

  • Most birds migrate southward (latitudinal)
  • Navigation through sight, smell, or other senses
  • Migrate over different times and locations
  • Following ancestors' wintering location
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EVOLUTION

The Advantage of Migration
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Citation:

Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Vol. 4. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2008. p2765-2767. COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning

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