Migration of dunlin<i>calidris alpina:</i>A worldwide overview

Greenwood, Julian G.

doi:10.1080/03078698.1984.9673829

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“…in France, Jönsson 1986). A low proportion of C. a. alpina is also likely involved, as indicated by, for example, ringing recoveries from Russia and the Baltic (Greenwood 1984; Pettersson et al . 1986).…”

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“…The dunlin wintering in north‐west Europe surely include birds from Yamal, as well as a mix of dunlin from populations both west and east of this longitude. Ringing recoveries extend from northern Scandinavia in the west to Taimyr peninsula in the east (Greenwood 1984; Liljefors et al . 1985; Gromadska 1989).…”

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“…In addition, ringing data from the arctic breeding grounds are very scarce and there are, therefore, extremely few ringing recoveries linking breeding populations to wintering areas (Greenwood 1984). In this study, I tried using genetic markers to solve the problem of identifying migratory birds throughout the year.…”

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Breeding origin and migration pattern of dunlin (Calidris alpina) revealed by mitochondrial DNA analysis

Wennerberg

2001

Molecular Ecology

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Breeding origin and migration pattern of dunlin (Calidris alpina) revealed by mitochondrial DNA analysis.Wennerberg, Liv General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.• You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal AbstractThe large-scale migration of birds has been studied extensively by recoveries of ringed birds. However, there is very little ringing data from the arctic breeding grounds of waders. Here, the migration pattern of the dunlin, Calidris alpina , is studied with population genetic markers, using haplotype frequencies to estimate the breeding origin of migrating and wintering populations. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction analysis of DNA from the mitochondrial control region was used to study the breeding origins of morphologically similar winter populations in the western Palaearctic, and to describe the population structure of the dunlin during winter. Also migrating dunlin from various stopover sites in Europe, Africa and Asia, were analysed with respect to their mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes. The genetic markers clearly show that the dunlin has a parallel migration system, with populations breeding in the western Palaearctic wintering mainly in the western part of the wintering range, and dunlin populations breeding further east wintering further east. The results also show that the distance between breeding and wintering area increases eastwards in this region.

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Breeding origin and migration pattern of dunlin (Calidris alpina) revealed by mitochondrial DNA analysis

Wennerberg

2001

Molecular Ecology

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“…Unfortunately, their potential for assignment of breeding origin has been small due to the relatively low number of ringing recoveries from breeding areas in the Arctic or wintering grounds in West Africa (e.g. Greenwood, 1984; Gromadzka, 1989; Wymenga et al ., 1990; Gromadzka & Ryabitsev, 1998).…”

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Geographical segregation in DunlinCalidris alpinapopulations wintering along the East Atlantic migratory flyway – evidence from mitochondrial DNA analysis

Lopes¹,

Hortas

Wennerberg

2008

Diversity and Distributions

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Dunlin Calidris alpina is one of the most abundant shorebirds using coastal habitats in the East Atlantic migratory flyway, that links arctic breeding locations (Greenland to Siberia) with wintering grounds (West Europe to West Africa). Differential migration and winter segregation between populations have been indicated by morphometrics and ringing recoveries. Here, we analyse the potential of genetic markers (mitochondrial DNA – mtDNA) to validate and enhance such findings. We compared mtDNA haplotypes frequencies at different wintering sites (from north‐west Europe to West Africa). All birds from West Africa had western (European) haplotypes, while the eastern (Siberian) haplotypes were only present in European winter samples, reaching higher frequencies further north in Europe. Compilation of published results from migrating birds also confirmed these differences, with the sole presence of European haplotypes in Iberia and West Africa and increasingly higher frequencies of Siberian haplotypes from south‐west to north‐west Europe. Comparison with published haplotype frequencies of breeding populations shows that birds from Greenland, Iceland, and North Europe were predominant in wintering grounds in West Africa, while populations wintering in West Europe originated from more eastern breeding grounds (e.g. North Russia). These results show that genetic markers can be used to enhance the integrative monitoring of wintering and breeding populations, by providing biogeographical evidence that validate the winter segregation of breeding populations.

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“…This dunlin subspecies winters in the temperate climate zone, mainly in coastal areas in western Europe, particularly in the British Isles ( Fig. 1; Hardy & Minton 1980, Greenwood 1984, Symonds & Langslow 1984. Some dunlins already return to northern areas in their first year, but the majority probably do not start breeding until they are 2 yr old (i.e.…”

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Metals in liver and kidney tissues of autumn-migrating dunlin Calidrisalpina and curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea staging at the Baltic Sea

Blomqvist¹,

Frank²,

Petersson³

1987

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Concentrations of 10 metals (Ca, Cd, CO, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Pb, V and Zn) were determined in Liver and kidney tissues of dunlin Calidris alpha (n = 70) and curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (n = 28). Element associabons are reported. Significant linear correlations were found between renal and hepatic concentrations of cadmiun~, copper, magnesium, and manganese. Copper showed an agerelated concentration decrease, whereas cadmium concentration increased with age. Mean biological half-life of renal cadmium in dunlin is estimated at about 1 yr (with a n implied maximum of 2.5 yr). The potential of cadmium as a future environmental hazard to aquatic birds is discussed

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Migration of dunlincalidris alpina:A worldwide overview

Cited by 18 publications

References 9 publications

Breeding origin and migration pattern of dunlin (Calidris alpina) revealed by mitochondrial DNA analysis

Breeding origin and migration pattern of dunlin (Calidris alpina) revealed by mitochondrial DNA analysis

Geographical segregation in DunlinCalidris alpinapopulations wintering along the East Atlantic migratory flyway – evidence from mitochondrial DNA analysis

Metals in liver and kidney tissues of autumn-migrating dunlin Calidrisalpina and curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea staging at the Baltic Sea

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