Rainfall-induced changes in food availability modify the spring departure programme of a migratory bird

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1723, 2011, Pages 3437-3443

  Studds, Colin E ^a   Marra, Peter P ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

American redstart; Climate change; Ecological constraint; Microevolution; Phenotypic plasticity; Setophaga ruticilla

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANNUAL VARIATION; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; RAINFALL; SONGBIRD; SPRING (SEASON); TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL REGION;

AVES; SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA;

EID: 80053936831     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0332     Document Type: Article

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