A Continent-Wide Migratory Divide in North American Breeding Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica).

Populations of most North American aerial insectivores have undergone steep population declines over the past 40 years but the relative importance of factors operating on breeding, wintering, or stopover sites remains unknown. We used archival light-level geolocators to track the phenology, movement...

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Main Authors: Keith A Hobson, Kevin J Kardynal, Steven L Van Wilgenburg, Gretchen Albrecht, Antonio Salvadori, Michael D Cadman, Felix Liechti, James W Fox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4466147?pdf=render