Wind conditions on migration influence the annual survival of a neotropical migrant, the western yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens auricollis)

Abstract Background Long-distance migratory birds in North America have undergone precipitous declines over the past half-century. Although the trend is clear, for many migrating species underpinning the exact causes poses a challenge to conservation due to the numerous stressors that they encounter...

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Main Authors: Andrew C. Huang, Christine A. Bishop, René McKibbin, Anna Drake, David J. Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Ecology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-017-0139-7