Variation in the wing morphology of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) in relation to sex, age class, and annual cycle

Auk

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1037-1046

  Fernández, Guillermo ^a   Lank, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial displays; Calidris mauri; Intraspecific variation; Migration distance; Vulnerability to predation; Western Sandpiper; Wing morphology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE CLASS; ANNUAL CYCLE; MIGRATION; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATION; WADER; WING;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; CALIDRIS MAURI;

EID: 34547781347     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[1037:VITWMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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