Effects of predation danger on migration strategies of sandpipers

Oikos

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 303-319

  Lank, David B ^a   Butler, Robert W ^b   Ireland, John ^c   Ydenberg, Ronald C ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c George C Reifel Migratory Bird S   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOLT; PARENTAL CARE; PREDATION RISK; SURVIVORSHIP; TRADE-OFF;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CALIDRIS MAURI; CALIDRIS PUSILLA; CICONIIFORMES; FALCO PEREGRINUS; RAPTORES; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0344185354     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12314.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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