A double buffer effect in a migratory shorebird population

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 965-971

  Gunnarsson, Tómas G ^a   Gill, Jennifer A ^a,b   Petersen, Aevar ^c   Appleton, Graham F ^d   Sutherland, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b TYNDALL CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c ICELANDIC INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Iceland)

^d THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buffer effects; Density dependence; Expansion pattern; Habitat quality; Limosa limosa islandica; Migratory population; Waders

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; COLONIZATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NEST SITE; POPULATION GROWTH; PREY AVAILABILITY; RANGE EXPANSION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WADER;

BETULA NANA; LIMOSA; LIMOSA LIMOSA; LIMOSA LIMOSA ISLANDICA;

EID: 29244467337     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00994.x     Document Type: Article

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