{"id":955,"date":"2019-10-17T09:19:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T09:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/?page_id=955"},"modified":"2020-01-03T15:57:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T15:57:18","slug":"our-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/our-research\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR RESEARCH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"955\" class=\"elementor elementor-955\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ee54d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ee54d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3c60e7\" data-id=\"e3c60e7\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fc2c8 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"60fc2c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research team<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1012\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1012\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research focus<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1013\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1013\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Why storks<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1014\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1014\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How do we follow storks<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research team<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1011\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Our research team specialises on the ecology, behaviour and conservation of storks.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The\u00a0 establishment\u00a0 of\u00a0 non-migratory\u00a0 populations\u00a0 in\u00a0 previously\u00a0 wholly\u00a0 migratory white and black storks presents a great opportunity to identify\u00a0 the\u00a0 mechanisms\u00a0 through\u00a0 which\u00a0 complex\u00a0 and\u00a0 highly\u00a0 evolved\u00a0 behaviours\u00a0 can\u00a0 adapt\u00a0 to\u00a0 changing\u00a0 environmental conditions and to explore the consequences of these changes for migratory populations.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1012\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research focus<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1012\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1012\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><b>Migration and movement ecology<\/b><\/p><p>The decision to migrate to a geographically disjunct non-breeding area or to remain resident on a breeding site year-round is likely to affect individual fitness. Long\u00a0 distance\u00a0 migrants\u00a0 may\u00a0 incur higher costs than residents ( or short distance migrants )\u00a0 in\u00a0 terms\u00a0 of\u00a0 time and energy du-ring migratory flights, increasing\u00a0 the\u00a0 risk\u00a0 of\u00a0 mortality\u00a0 or\u00a0 delaying\u00a0 arrival\u00a0 in\u00a0 breeding\u00a0 areas. Yet, the costs\u00a0 of long-distance migration may be\u00a0 offset\u00a0 by\u00a0 benefits\u00a0 gained\u00a0 due\u00a0 to\u00a0 better\u00a0 external\u00a0 factors\u00a0 on\u00a0 the\u00a0 non-breeding\u00a0 range,\u00a0 such\u00a0 as\u00a0 improved\u00a0 foraging\u00a0 conditions,\u00a0 reduced\u00a0 metabolic\u00a0 costs or reduced winter mortality. Whilst\u00a0 few\u00a0 studies\u00a0 have\u00a0 quantified\u00a0 the consequences of partial migration, this knowledge is critical to predict whether populations of migratory birds will adapt to rapid environmental changes.<\/p><p><b>Genetics of partial migration<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\">A\u00a0 combination\u00a0 of\u00a0 environmental\u00a0 and\u00a0 genetic factors is hypothesized to underlie partial migration. Although recent achievements in genomics will enable\u00a0 migratory\u00a0 genetics\u00a0 research\u00a0 from\u00a0 a\u00a0 phenotypic\u00a0 to\u00a0 a\u00a0 molecular\u00a0 approach,\u00a0 causative\u00a0 associations\u00a0 between genotype and phenotype for migratory\u00a0 traits are\u00a0 lacking.\u00a0 How\u00a0 quickly\u00a0 changes\u00a0 from migrancy to residency could occur in the wild would depend not only on the initial level of genetic\u00a0 variation\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 behaviour of the population and on the strength of the selection pressure but also on generation times (or longevities) and on\u00a0 whether\u00a0 migratory and resident individuals mate assortatively. Moreover, a better understanding of how social factors influence movement and dispersal of migratory species is also of highest importance for disentangling the relative contributions of genes and culture.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Health status and human-wildlife conflicts<\/b><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\">White storks hugely\u00a0 rely\u00a0 on\u00a0 predictable anthropogenic food subsidies (PAFS), such\u00a0 as\u00a0 landfill\u00a0 and\u00a0 rubbish dumps. Shared transmissible\u00a0 infectious pathogens,\u00a0 especially\u00a0 bacteria\u00a0 carrying\u00a0 antibiotic\u00a0 resistance\u00a0 mechanisms\u00a0 acquired\u00a0 through\u00a0 exploitation\u00a0 of\u00a0 PAFS, can\u00a0 have detrimental\u00a0 impacts\u00a0 on\u00a0 white\u00a0 storks\u00a0 but\u00a0 also\u00a0 on\u00a0 humans\u00a0 and\u00a0 domestic\u00a0 animals.\u00a0 Pathogen\u00a0 spread\u00a0 may\u00a0 be\u00a0 facilitated\u00a0 by long-range movements of migratory hosts and\u00a0 resident\u00a0 and\u00a0 migratory\u00a0 birds\u00a0 feeding\u00a0 together.\u00a0 Zoonotic\u00a0 pathogens\u00a0 with\u00a0 potential\u00a0 severe\u00a0 consequences for\u00a0 \u00a0human\u00a0 \u00a0health\u00a0 include\u00a0 avian\u00a0 influenza\u00a0 virus (AIV),\u00a0 West\u00a0 Nile\u00a0 Virus\u00a0 (WNV)\u00a0 and\u00a0 Borrelia\u00a0 and\u00a0 bacteria\u00a0 carrying\u00a0 antibiotic\u00a0 resistant mechanisms.\u00a0 Whilst\u00a0 pathogen\u00a0 detection\u00a0 is generally\u00a0 focused\u00a0 on\u00a0 known\u00a0 threats,\u00a0 the\u00a0 potential\u00a0 exposure\u00a0 of\u00a0 white\u00a0 storks\u00a0 feeding\u00a0 on PAFS to recently emerging transmissible pathogens (e.g. Acinetobacter baumanni, Candida auris) is unknown.<\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Impact of linear infrastructures<\/b><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Collision and electrocution constitute one main cause on non-natural mortality amongst storks, both in their breeding and non-breeding areas and along the migratory routes. Besides that, the increasing use of power lines for nesting raises concern for the potential consequences of this behaviour at a population level. It is critical to understand what factors expose the birds to higher risk of mortality and how we can address these problems to reduce the threat from hazardous utility structures.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1013\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Why storks<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1013\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1013\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h5 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><b>The iconic White stork is a very adaptable, opportunistic species and since the mid-1980s, increasing numbers of individuals have chosen to stay in Iberia all year rather than migrate to Africa in winter<\/b>. This resident birds rely almost exclusively on the guaranteed, abundant food supply from landfills and benefit from milder European winter temperatures. Consequently, the number of wintering storks in Portugal has increased significantly from approximately 1.180 individuals in 1995 to over 14.435 in 2015.<\/h5><figure id=\"attachment_1407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1407\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IC_IMG_2050.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1407 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IC_IMG_2050-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IC_IMG_2050-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IC_IMG_2050-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IC_IMG_2050-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@ In\u00eas Catry<\/figcaption><\/figure><h5 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/h5><h5 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><b>In this sense, White stork is a good study species because they are a long-lived, extremely adaptable, opportunistic species that experiences variation in environmental conditions through their lives<\/b>. <b>The particular observed changes in their migratory behaviour provide an opportunity to identify the mechanisms through which complex and highly evolved behaviours can adapt to changing environmental conditions and to explore the consequences of these changes for migratory populations.<\/b><\/h5><div><figure id=\"attachment_1256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1256\" style=\"width: 2484px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BHM-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1256 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BHM-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2494\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BHM-8.jpg 2494w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BHM-8-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BHM-8-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BHM-8-1024x340.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2494px) 100vw, 2494px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@ Bruno H. Martins<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><h5 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><b>Besides that, this species was actually crucial in understanding the phenomenon of bird migration<\/b>. Before migration was understood, people had no explanation for the sudden annual disappearance of birds like the White stork and barn swallow. Some theories of the time held that they turned into mice, or hibernated at the bottom of the sea during the winter, and such theories were even propagated by zoologists of the time.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><b>The appearence of the first and famous \u201cArrow stork\u201d (\u201cPfeilstorch\u201d, German term), which contributed greatly to understand the bird migration phenomenon, was a White stork found in 1822 near the German villa of Klutz, carrying an arrow from central Africa in its neck<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><b>This stork, in particular, proved that birds migrate long distances to wintering grounds<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">. The term \u201cArrow stork\u201d (Pfeilstorch\u201d), is now given to all storks injured by an arrow while wintering in Africa, before returning to Europe, with an arrow stuck in their bodies. To date, around 25 \u201cArrow storks\u201d have been documented.<\/span>\u00a0<\/h5><figure id=\"attachment_1254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1254\" style=\"width: 1838px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Arrow-stork.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1254 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Arrow-stork.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1848\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Arrow-stork.jpg 1848w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Arrow-stork-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Arrow-stork-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Arrow-stork-1024x458.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1848px) 100vw, 1848px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@ Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><b>Unlike the closely related White stork, the Black stork is a shy and wary species that inhabits old, undisturbed, open forests which are close to water and the main diet includes mainly fish and amphibians<\/b>.<\/span><\/h5><figure id=\"attachment_1322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1322\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1322 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1744_1280_80.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1744_1280_80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1744_1280_80-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1744_1280_80-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1744_1280_80-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@ Lu\u00eds Ven\u00e2ncio<\/figcaption><\/figure><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><h5><span style=\"color: #000000; text-align: justify;\"><b>However like the White stork\u00a0 it is also a\u00a0 good\u00a0 study\u00a0 species since they are a long-lived species as well that experiences environmental variation\u00a0 through their lives and a long-distance migrant, with\u00a0 European\u00a0 populations\u00a0 wintering\u00a0 in\u00a0 tropical Sub-Saharan Africa, but from which increasing numbers of individuals are choosing to stay in Iberia instead migrate to Africa in winter<\/b>.<\/span><\/h5><figure id=\"attachment_1220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1220\" style=\"width: 3043px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Black-stork.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1220 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Black-stork.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3053\" height=\"2189\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@ Bruno H. Martins<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1014\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How do we follow storks<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1014\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1014\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><b>Recent\u00a0 advances\u00a0 in\u00a0 technology\u00a0 have\u00a0 allowed\u00a0 a detailed\u00a0 view\u00a0 of individual bird movement, improving our understanding on the behavioural and environmental factors driving the year-round movement of storks, and unveil the fitness\u00a0 consequences\u00a0 of\u00a0 different movement strategies<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1360\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/StorkGIF_30sec.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1360 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/StorkGIF_30sec.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@ John Burnside &#8211; White stork tracking<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b>We trap storks in Portugal to deploy solar GPS\/GSM loggers<\/b>. <b>The devices are programmed to log GPS positions together with 3D-accelerometer data\u00a0 and\u00a0 remotely\u00a0 transmit\u00a0 the\u00a0 information\u00a0 using\u00a0 the mobile phone network GPRS<\/b>. <b>The GPS positions, combined with the acceleration data,\u00a0 allow the monitoring of behaviour and\u00a0 activity-related energy\u00a0 expenditure\u00a0 of\u00a0 storks\u00a0 almost\u00a0 continuously<\/b>. Overall, our logger\u00a0 data\u00a0 will\u00a0 enable\u00a0 us to perform comparisons between movement patterns, behaviour and activity-related energetic costs of storks with different migratory strategies (e.g. wintering in Africa or Europe), foraging preferences and relate it with individual fitness.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>The solar GPS\/GSM loggers used are mainly Movetech telemetry devices and some Ornitella devices<\/b>.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1272\" style=\"width: 2201px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tagged-storks-and-loggers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1272 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tagged-storks-and-loggers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2211\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tagged-storks-and-loggers.jpg 2211w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tagged-storks-and-loggers-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tagged-storks-and-loggers-768x287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whitestork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Tagged-storks-and-loggers-1024x383.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2211px) 100vw, 2211px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@ In\u00eas Catry<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUR RESEARCH Research team Research focus Why storks How do we follow storks Research team Our research team specialises on the ecology, behaviour and conservation of storks.\u00a0 The\u00a0 establishment\u00a0 of\u00a0 non-migratory\u00a0 populations\u00a0 in\u00a0 previously\u00a0 wholly\u00a0 migratory white and black storks presents a great opportunity to identify\u00a0 the\u00a0 mechanisms\u00a0 through\u00a0 which\u00a0 complex\u00a0 and\u00a0 highly\u00a0 evolved\u00a0 behaviours\u00a0 &#8230; <a title=\"OUR RESEARCH\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/our-research\/\">Ler mais<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OUR RESEARCH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-955","page","type-page","status-publish"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955"}],"version-history":[{"count":98,"href":"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1503,"href":"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/955\/revisions\/1503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whitestork.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}