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. 2013 Mar 27;8(3):e59396. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059396

Table 1. Detail of the migration schedule of the five Turtle doves equipped with geolocators in 2009 (birds #1–3) and 2010 (birds #4–5).

Autumn migration Spring migration
Bird Data Significant shift in longitudea Most western locationa Main wintering groundsb Eastwards shift Departure fromwintering grounds No. of traveldays Distancec Speed (km.day−1)d
#1 Partial 10 Sept 18 Sept Mauritania/Mali/Guinea 17 Nov 25 Apr 4 1 568 km 392.0
#2 Good 6 Sept 21 Sept Mauritania/Mali 22 Nov 12 Apr 6 2 350 km 391.7
#3 Good 5 Sept 16 Sept Mali/Burkina Faso/Ivory Coast 24 Apr 2.5 2 031 km 812.4
#4 Good 13 sept 05 Oct Mauritania/Mali/ 25 Apr 6.5 1 561 km 240.1
#5 Partial 31 Aug 10 Sept Mauritania/Mali/Guinea 13 Apr 4 1 682 km 420.5
a

Values are derived from Fig. 1.

b

Locations of the core wintering areas (50% Kernels) are in bold.

c

Cumulate distance between successive fixes.

d

Calculated as distance/No of travel days.