Social migratory connectivity: do birds that socialize in winter breed together?
T. A. Block, b. E. Lyon, Z. Mikalonis, A. S. Chaine, D. Shizuka
The paper investigates whether golden-crowned sparrows maintain winter social connections during breeding, finding they migrate to disparate locations, indicating separate social structures across seasons.
bioRxiv · Dec 3, 2021 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition