Symposium number: 33

Title: MIGRATORY CONNECTIVITY: BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND MODERN TECHNIQUES

Principal organizer: Frank Moore
The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Biological Sciences, 118 College Drive [5018], Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001, USA
phone: +1.601.266.4748; fax: +1.601.266.5797; email: frank.moore@usm.edu

Second organizer: Franz Bairlein
Institute of Avian Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland", An der Vogelwarte 21, D-26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany
phone: + 49 (0) 4421 96890; email: franz.bairlein@ifv.terramare.de

First keynote speaker: Rudolf Drent
Biological Centre, P.O. Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, Netherlands
phone: + 31 50 363 2021; fax: + 31 50 3635205; email: Drent@biol.rug.nl
Title of first keynote paper: Migratory connectivity in Arctic Geese, looking for the weakest link.

Second keynote speaker: Keith Hobson
Canadian Wildlife Service, 115 Perimeter Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X4, Canada
phone: +1.301.975.4102; email: Keith.hobson@ec.gc.ca
Title of second keynote paper: Establishing migratory connectivity and seasonal interactions using stable isotopes

Contributed talks

Symposium description: Cross-seasonal connectivity is crucial to understanding the biology of migratory birds. The population biology of migratory species, not to mention their morphological, behavioural and physiological adaptations, cannot be understood unless the effects of the different phases of their annual cycles are integrated across seasons. So the objective of this symposium is two-fold: to explore the implications of connectivity for understanding the biology of migratory birds, and to examine the practical tools available for studying cross-seasonal connectivity. The first keynote speaker, Rudolf Drent, will address the importance of connectivity by focusing on a cross-seasonal study of Arctic Geese. Keith Hobson, the second keynote speaker, will consider the strengths and weaknesses of tools used to study migratory connectivity.

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