Animal Movement Across Scales

Lars-Anders Hansson, Susanne Åkesson

Oxford University Press, 2014 - Science - 279 pages

Movement, dispersal, and migration on land, in the air, and in water, are pervading features of animal life. They are performed by a huge variety of organisms, from the smallest protozoans to the largest whales, and can extend over widely different distance scales, from the microscopic to global. Integrating the study of movement, dispersal, and migration is crucial for a detailed understanding of the spatial scale of adaptation, and for analysing the consequences of landscape and climate change as well as of invasive species. This novel book adopts a broad, cross-taxonomic approach to animal movement across both temporal and spatial scales, addressing how and why animals move, and in what ways they differ in their locomotion and navigation performance. Written by an integrated team of leading researchers, the book synthesizes our current knowledge of the genetics of movement, including gene flow and local adaptations, whilst providing a future perspective on how patterns of animal migration may change over time together with their potential evolutionary consequences. Novel technologies for tracking the movement of organisms across scales are also discussed, ranging from satellite devices for tracking global migrations to nanotechnology that can follow animals only a millimetre in size.
Animal Movement Across Scales is particularly suitable for graduate level students taking courses in spatial animal ecology, animal migration, and 'movement ecology', as well as providing a source of fresh ideas and opinions for those already active within the field. It will also be of interest and use to a broader audience of professional biologists interested in animal movements and migrations.

Contents

• 1 An introduction to animal movement: 1
• 11 To move or not to move: 2
• 12 Overview of the book: 4
• 13 Costs and benefits of movement: 5
• Part I LargeScale Patterns of Movement: 9
• 2 Patterns of animal migration: 11
• 22 Taxonomic patterns of migration: 13
• 23 Population patterns of migration: 16
• 24 Timing of the migratory journey: 23
• 25 Spatial patterns of migration: 24
• 26 Patterns of migration in a changing world: 28
• 27 Future perspectives: 30
• 3 Movement and migration in a changing world: 36
• 32 Climate change: 40
• 33 Changing biotic interactions: 44
• the role of animal movement in modern agricultural landscapes: 51
• 41 Community disassembly and movement: 52
• 422 Differential impact of habitat loss and fragmentationimplications for conservation: 56
• 43 Mobility and spillover in mosaic landscapes: 57
• 432 Dispersal ability and the differential response of fragmentation and disturbance frequency: 59
• 434 The importance of source habitats for landscapescale biological control: 60
• 444 Landscape complementation and the matrix: 63
• Part II Movement Strategies and Adaptations: 71
• new insights from tracking migratory journeys: 73
• 52 Examples from tracking studies of migratory journeys: 75
• 53 Migration in bats and insects: 84
• 54 Future perspectives: 86
• the role of animal personality: 90
• 62 Behavioural syndromes and behavioural types: 91
• 63 Plasticity as a trait: 93
• 65 Personality and dispersal: 95
• 66 Behavioural syndromes and dispersal: 98
• 68 Individuality personality and migration: 101
• 610 Individuality and migration: 104
• 7 Dispersal and phenotypic plasticity: 110
• 72 Phenotypic plasticity and environmental heterogeneity: 111
• 73 Plasticity and costs related to habitat selection: 113
• 74 The dynamics and evolution of phenotypic plasticity and genetic adaptation: 114
• 75 Phenotypic plasticity dispersal rate and the complexity of gene flow: 115
• 76 The complex relation between dispersal and gene flow: 116
• 77 Plasticity and species invasion: 118
• 78 Plasticity and the potential of speciation: 120
• 8 Pathogens and hosts on the move: 126
• 81 Host movements and the risk of infections: 128
• 82 Moving host adaptations to reduce the impact of increased pathogen exposure: 130
• 83 Movement strategies as a mean to avoid infections: 134
• 84 Spreading of pathogens through movement: 137
• 85 Microorganism strategies to take advantage of moving hosts: 139
• 86 Future perspectives: 141
• Part III The Mechanisms and Codes of Navigation and Movement: 149
• 9 Animal navigation: 151
• 91 Concepts and terminology: 152
• 92 The map and compass concepts: 156
• 93 The star compass: 161
• 94 The magnetic compass: 163
• 95 Vector navigation in young migratory naïve birds: 166
• 96 Bicoordinate mapsa global perspective of navigation: 169
• 97 Path integrationan egocentric view of navigation: 170
• 98 Landmark navigation: 171
• 99 Future perspectives: 172
• 10 Sensory mechanisms of animal orientation and navigation: 179
• 102 Celestial compassessun polarized light and star compasses: 188
• 103 Future perspectives: 190
• 11 Movements in the olfactory landscape: 195
• 111 The olfactory landscape: 196
• 113 Chemical features of odour plumes and trails: 198
• 114 The evolution of olfaction and olfactoryguided movement: 199
• 115 Odour tracking: 200
• 116 Future perspectives: 212
• 12 The genetics of migration: 219
• 121 How do we know that migratory traits are innate?: 220
• 123 The genetics of migratory direction: 223
• 125 Morphological and behavioural adaptations for migration: 226
• 127 Limitations and future perspectives in identifying the migratory gene: 228
• 13 The physics of animal locomotion: 232
• 132 Moving across a surface: 234
• 133 Moving through fluids: 239
• 134 Future perspectives: 252
• 14 A synthesis of animal movement across scales: 259
• 142 Dispersal gene flow and assisted movements: 260
• 143 Effects of environmental change on movement and migration: 261
• 144 Finding their way: 262
• 145 Patterns: 263
• 146 Technical developments: 265
• 147 Future perspectives on animal movement research: 266
• Glossary: 269
• About the Centre for Animal Movement Research CAnMove: 274
• Index: 275

Bibliographic information

• Title: Animal Movement Across Scales
• Editors: Lars-Anders Hansson, Susanne Åkesson
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014
• ISBN: 0199677182, 9780199677184
• Length: 279 pages
• Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology; Science / Life Sciences / Ecology; Science / Life Sciences / Evolution; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior); Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General