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Table 3 Fate of tundra swans marked with abdominally implanted satellite transmitters in Alaska in 2008

From: Demographic outcomes of diverse migration strategies assessed in a metapopulation of tundra swans

  

Fate of marked birds

Year

Interval

Survived

Died

Transmitter failures

Unknown

1

(Aug-2008–Jul-2009)

41

9

0

0

2

(Aug-2009–Jul-2010)

36

3

0

2

3

(Aug-2010–Jul-2011)

25

3

4

4

4

(Aug-2011–Jul-2012)

4

0

20

1

  1. Swans with unknown fates (i.e. “discrepancies”) had transmitters that reported normal body temperature and normal battery voltage in their last transmission. All mortalities the first year were ASY birds