The role of context in elucidating drivers of animal movement

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 12; no. 7; pp. e9128 - n/a
• Main Authors: Lubitz, Nicolas, Bradley, Michael, Sheaves, Marcus, Hammerschlag, Neil, Daly, Ryan, Barnett, Adam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: animal movement; Animal reproduction; Behavioural Ecology; birds; Case studies; Chelonia mydas; Context; Ecology; Ecosystem Ecology; elasmobranchs; environmental change; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; Evolution; Foraging behavior; intra‐specific variability; Life history; Males; Marine systems; migration; Movement drivers; Movement Ecology; Parasites; Physiology; Population dynamics; Predation; Reproduction; Review; Tagging; tagging bias; Taxa; Topography; Variability

Despite its consequences for ecological processes and population dynamics, intra‐specific variability is frequently overlooked in animal movement studies. Consequently, the necessary resolution to reveal drivers of individual movement decisions is often lost as animal movement data are aggregated to...