Competition for early arrival in migratory birds

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 940-950

  Kokko, Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floating; Partial migration; Protandry; Seasonal optimization; Territory acquisition

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BODY CONDITION; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GAME THEORY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 0032881515     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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