Breeding systems, climate, and the evolution of migration in shorebirds

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1026-1033

  García Peña, Gabriel E ^a   Thomas, Gavin H ^b   Reynolds, John D ^c   Székely, Tamás ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charadriiformes; Mating system; Migration distance; Parental care; Seasonality; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; COURTSHIP; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NATURAL SELECTION; PARENTAL CARE; PHYLOGENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; WADER;

CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIIFORMES; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 70349459715     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp093     Document Type: Article

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