Phenotypic compromises in a long-distance migrant during the transition from migration to reproduction in the High Arctic

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 500-512

  Vézina, François ^a,b   Williams, Tony D ^c   Piersma, Theunis ^b,d   Guy Morrison, R I ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrival biology; Basal metabolic rate; Breeding; Energetics; Life history stages; Phenotypic flexibility; Physiological conflicts; Polar environment; Reproduction; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING SITE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FITNESS; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; MIGRATION; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PROTEIN; RECONSTRUCTION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; THERMOREGULATION; WADER;

ALERT; ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NORTH SEA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS; WADDEN SEA;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS;

EID: 84859110034     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01955.x     Document Type: Article

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