Body condition of shorebirds upon arrival at their Siberian breeding grounds

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 481-491

  Tulp, Ingrid ^a   Schekkerman, Hans ^b   Klaassen, Raymond H G ^c   Ens, Bruno J ^d   Visser, G Henk ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SOVON DUTCH CENTRE FOR FIELD ORNITHOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arctic; Body mass; Fat; Lean mass; Shorebirds; Taimyr

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BREEDING SITE; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAT; FAT RESERVE; FEEDING ECOLOGY; INCUBATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL; WADER;

EURASIA; KRASNOYARSK [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TAYMYR;

EID: 60549099172     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0543-8     Document Type: Article

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