Feeding-Danger Trade-Offs Underlie Stopover Site Selection by Migrants
To migrate successfully, birds need to store adequate fat reserves to fuel each leg of the journey. Migrants acquire their fuel reserves at stopover sites; this often entails exposure to predators. Therefore, the safety attributes of sites may be as important as the feeding opportunities. Furthermor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Avian Conservation and Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ace-eco.org/vol3/iss1/art7/ |