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Temporal and spatial segregations between phenotypes of the Diablotin Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata during the breeding and non-breeding periods

View ORCID ProfileYvan G. Satgé, Bradford S. Keitt, Chris P. Gaskin, J. Brian Patteson, View ORCID ProfilePatrick G.R. Jodice
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.02.491532
Yvan G. Satgé
1Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
2South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson, SC, USA
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Bradford S. Keitt
3American Bird Conservancy, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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Chris P. Gaskin
4Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust, Auckland, New Zealand
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J. Brian Patteson
5Seabirding Pelagic Trips, Hatteras, North Carolina, USA
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Patrick G.R. Jodice
6U.S. Geological Survey South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson, SC, USA
1Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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Aim Despite growing support for ecosystem-based approaches, conservation is mostly implemented at the species level. However, genetic differentiation exists within this taxonomic level, putting genetically distinct populations at risk of local extinction. In seabirds, reproductive isolation is one of the principal drivers of genetic structure. In the Diablotin Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata, an endangered gadfly petrel endemic to the Caribbean, two phenotypes have been described: a smaller dark form and a heavier light form, which are genetically distinct. We hypothesized that color forms have a similar non-breeding distribution at sea but distinct nesting distributions.

Location Western North Atlantic and northern Caribbean islands.

Methods In May 2019, we captured 5 adult Black-capped Petrels of each phenotype at sea and equipped them with satellite transmitters. We used generalized linear mixed models to test the importance of phenotype on geographic distribution. Using kernel density estimations, we located use areas, quantified spatial overlap between forms, and assessed form-specific exposure to marine threats. Finally, we used tracking data to estimate the distribution and timing of nesting.

Results Petrels were tracked for 11 – 255 d (mean = 102.1 d±74.2). During the non-breeding period, all individuals ranged from 28.4 – 43.0 degrees latitude. Phenotypes had significantly distinct non-breeding distributions. In the western North Atlantic, the dark form was exposed to more marine threats than the light form. We recorded two trips (1 individual of each form) to known breeding areas, with the light form initiating breeding 1.5 months before the dark form.

Main conclusions Phenotypic differences in the Black-capped Petrel were linked to differences in nesting phenology, non-breeding marine distribution, and at-sea threat exposure. To sustain the species’ representation, redundancy, and resiliency in the light of environmental changes, it is likely that the evolutionary processes that resulted in genetic differentiation will also need to be conserved.

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The authors have declared no competing interest.

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Temporal and spatial segregations between phenotypes of the Diablotin Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata during the breeding and non-breeding periods
Yvan G. Satgé, Bradford S. Keitt, Chris P. Gaskin, J. Brian Patteson, Patrick G.R. Jodice
bioRxiv 2022.06.02.491532; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.02.491532
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Temporal and spatial segregations between phenotypes of the Diablotin Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata during the breeding and non-breeding periods
Yvan G. Satgé, Bradford S. Keitt, Chris P. Gaskin, J. Brian Patteson, Patrick G.R. Jodice
bioRxiv 2022.06.02.491532; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.02.491532

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