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SUBMITTER: Teitelbaum CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5025849 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Teitelbaum Claire S CS Converse Sarah J SJ Fagan William F WF Böhning-Gaese Katrin K O'Hara Robert B RB Lacy Anne E AE Mueller Thomas T
Nature communications 20160906
Anthropogenic changes in climate and land use are driving changes in migration patterns of birds worldwide. Spatial changes in migration have been related to long-term temperature trends, but the intrinsic mechanisms by which migratory species adapt to environmental change remain largely unexplored. We show that, for a long-lived social species, older birds with more experience are critical for innovating new migration behaviours. Groups containing older, more experienced individuals establish n ...[more]