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animal migration
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movement of animals from place to place, usually seasonal
Animal migration is the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another, typically driven by changing environmental conditions throughout the year. It matters because it allows animals to find food, suitable habitats, and breeding grounds as seasons change, helping them survive and reproduce successfully.
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- The putative role of the habenula in animal migration.ReviewPhysiology & behavior · 2024Loonen AJMDOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114668
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- Collective animal migration.Current biology : CB · 2018Couzin IDDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.044
- The genetics and epigenetics of animal migration and orientation: birds, butterflies and beyond.ReviewThe Journal of experimental biology · 2019Merlin C, Liedvogel MDOI: 10.1242/jeb.191890
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Goose migration is an iconic phenomenon in the Northern Hemisphere. Animal migration is the relatively long-distance movement of individual animals, usually on a seasonal basis. It is the most common form of migration in ecology. It is found in all major animal groups, including birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and crustaceans. The cause of migration may be local climate, local availability of food, the season of the year or for mating.
To be counted as a true migration, and not just a local dispersal or irruption, the movement of the animals should be an annual or seasonal occurrence, or a major habitat change as part of their life. An annual event could include Northern Hemisphere birds migrating south for the winter, or wildebeest migrating annually for seasonal grazing. A major habitat change could include young Atlantic salmon or sea lamprey leaving the river of their birth when they have reached a few inches in size. Some traditional forms of human migration fit this pattern.