Terenius, Olle
(2016).
Windsurfing in Mute Swans (Cygnus olor).
Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 128:3, 628-631
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Abstract
Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) were observed using tailwind as a support for high-speed water transportation on three different occasions in three different locations in Sweden. With the wings arched over the back, they traveled similar to 100 m in an inlet of the Baltic Sea in Stockholm, several hundred meters in Lake Hjalstaviken in Enkoping, and similar to 350 m in Lake Krankesjon in Lund. The speed of the movement was estimated to be much higher than normally seen for swimming swans. The first observation included two Mute Swans traveling one after another in the same direction, the second observation was of one single individual traveling towards a group of conspecifics, and the third observation was of a single individual traveling by itself. This behavior may serve as a means of medium-distance water transportation in this heavy bird species.
| Authors/Creators: | Terenius, Olle | ||||||
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| Title: | Windsurfing in Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) | ||||||
| Series/Journal: | Wilson Journal of Ornithology (1938-5447) | ||||||
| Year of publishing : | 2016 | ||||||
| Volume: | 128 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Page range: | 628-631 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 4 | ||||||
| Publisher: | The Wilson Ornithological Society | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1938-5447 | ||||||
| Language: | English | ||||||
| Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||||
| Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
| Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
| Version: | Published version | ||||||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
| Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Zoology | ||||||
| Agrovoc terms: | birds, movement | ||||||
| Keywords: | aggressive posture, Cygnus olor, Mute Swan, water transportation, windsurfing | ||||||
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3953 | ||||||
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-3953 | ||||||
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| ID Code: | 14042 | ||||||
| Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap | ||||||
| Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Ecology (S) > Dept. of Ecology | ||||||
| Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
| Deposited On: | 16 Feb 2017 11:24 | ||||||
| Metadata Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2017 11:24 |
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