Using data on all the ultralight - trained birds» spring and fall migrations from 2002 to 2009, the researchers found that neither genetic relatedness nor gender had any effect on the whooping cranes» tendency to stay on the shortest migratory route.
«In short, this is one of the first studies that examines the entire complex of terns breeding in inland US locations, along with migratoryroutes, stopover areas, and wintering sites.