Species

Skylark

Alauda arvensis is a common and charismatic species of agricultural landscapes. At the moment, this implementation is still in development.

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Do lots of foraging (not yet implemented).

Initialise a skylark individual. Selects migration dates and checks if the bird should currently be on migration. Also sets other individual-specific variables.

As an egg, simply check for mortality and hatching.

As a fledgling, move around a little, but mainly wait for maturity and check mortality.

Move around until a mate is found.

migrationdates(skylark, model)

Select the dates on which this skylark will leave for / return from its migration, based on observed migration patterns.

Females select a location and build a nest. Males do nothing. (Sound familiar?)

As a nestling, simply check for mortality and fledging.

As a non-breeding adult, move around with other individuals and check for migration.