Céline Arzel
Paul Sabatier University
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Journal of Ornithology | 2006
Céline Arzel; Johan Elmberg; Matthieu Guillemain
Spring migration is generally considered as a crucial period of the year for many birds, not the least due to its supposed importance for subsequent breeding success. By reviewing the existing literature for Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans), we show that little is known about their ecology in spring, although some goose species are exceptions. Another general pattern is that the ecology of Anatidae at staging sites is particularly neglected. Existing studies tend to focus on questions dealing with acquisition of nutrient reserves, whereas almost nothing has been published about stopover habitats, time use, microhabitat use, foraging behaviour, food availability, food limitation, diet selection, and interspecific relationships. Besides summarising present knowledge, we identify taxonomic groups and topics for which gaps of knowledge appear the most evident, thereby also highlighting research needs for the future.
Journal of Ornithology | 2009
Céline Arzel; Johan Elmberg; Matthieu Guillemain; Michel Lepley; Fabrice Bosca; Pierre Legagneux; Jean-Baptiste Nogues
Two frequent assumptions about the evolution of long-distance migration in birds are that they travel long distances annually to reach food-rich areas for breeding, and that they time their migratory journey to be at staging sites when the latter provide the best feeding conditions. These assumptions have rarely been properly tested, and there is no study in which a species’ major food types have been measured by standardized methods throughout a flyway and over a large part of the year. We here present such data for Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), converted to a common energetic currency, and collected at wintering, spring staging and breeding sites. Teal did not time migration to maximize local food abundance; most birds left wintering and spring staging sites before a sharp increase in invertebrate food abundance occurred. On the other hand, hatching of ducklings coincided with a peak in invertebrate food abundance on boreal breeding lakes. Mean overall food abundance (invertebrates and seeds combined) did not differ between wintering sites in southern France and breeding sites in northern Sweden at the time of breeding. Our results are inconsistent with the hypothesis that long-distance migration in dabbling ducks has evolved because adult birds gain an immediate pay-off in increased food abundance by flying north in spring. However, our data confirm a selective advantage for breeding at higher latitudes, because hatching of ducklings may coincide with a peak in invertebrate emergence and because longer days may increase the duration of efficient foraging.
Canadian Journal of Zoology | 2007
Céline Arzel; Johan Elmberg; Matthieu Guillemain
Time-activity budgets in the family Anatidae are available for the wintering and breeding periods. We present the first flyway-level study of foraging time in a long-distance migrant, the Eurasian ...
Behavioural Processes | 2007
Céline Arzel; Matthieu Guillemain; D.B. Gurd; Johan Elmberg; Hervé Fritz; Antoine Arnaud; Christophe Pin; Fabrice Bosca
The functional response, i.e. the change in per capita food intake rate per time unit with changed food availability, is a widely used tool for understanding the ecology and behaviour of animals. However, waterfowl remain poorly explored in this context. In an aviary experiment we derived a functional response curve for teal (Anas crecca) foraging on rice (Oryza sativa) seeds. We found a linear relationship between intake rate and seed density, as expected for a filter-feeder. At high seed densities we found a threshold, above which intake rate still increased linearly but with a lower slope, possibly reflecting a switch from filter-feeding to a scooping foraging mode. The present study shows that food intake rate in teal is linearly related to food availability within the range of naturally occurring seed densities, a finding with major implications for management and conservation of wetland habitats.
Journal of Ornithology | 2007
Matthieu Guillemain; Céline Arzel; Pierre Legagneux; Johan Elmberg; Hervé Fritz; Michel Lepley; Christophe Pin; Antoine Arnaud; Grégoire Massez
Mate guarding by males is common in species with long-lasting pair bonds. We tested if the need to guard females affected foraging depth in male teal (Anas crecca), and if they were more vigilant than females when foraging with submerged eyes (preventing monitoring of competing males and predators). These predictions were not supported, suggesting that foraging depth selection is primarily driven by other factors, presumably food related. A likely reason why deeply foraging males did not increase vigilance is that 37.5% of the foraging time was already dedicated to it. The apparent lack of guarding costs in foraging male teal may explain why such small ducks can maintain pair bonds for up to 7xa0months.
Ibis | 2007
Matthieu Guillemain; Johan Elmberg; Céline Arzel; A. R. Johnson; Géraldine Simon
Animal Behaviour | 2007
Matthieu Guillemain; Céline Arzel; Pierre Legagneux; Johan Elmberg; Hervé Fritz; Michel Lepley; Christophe Pin; Antoine Arnaud; Grégoire Massez
Wildfowl | 2014
Joshua D. Stafford; Adam K. Janke; Michael J. Anteau; Aaron T. Pearse; Anthony D. Fox; Johan Elmberg; Jacob N. Straub; Michael W. Eichholz; Céline Arzel
Ornithos: revue d'ornithologie de terrain | 2010
Céline Arzel; Johan Elmberg; Matthieu Guillemain
2nd Pan-European Duck Symposium, Arles, France 23-26 March 2009 | 2009
Céline Arzel; Johan Elmberg; Matthieu Guillemain