Manipulating individual state during migration provides evidence for carry-over effects modulated by environmental conditions

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1730, 2012, Pages 876-883

  Legagneux, Pierre ^a   Fast, Peter L F ^b   Gauthier, Gilles ^a   Bêty, Joël ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bird migration; Carry over effects; Compensation; Snow geese

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CAPTIVITY; COMPENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MIGRATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONALITY; WATERFOWL;

ANSER; ANSER CAERULESCENS ATLANTICUS; AVES; CHEN;

EID: 84856253747     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1351     Document Type: Article

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