Range-wide patterns of migratory connectivity in the western sandpiper Calidris mauri

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-167

  Franks, Samantha E ^a   Norris, D Ryan ^c   Kyser, T Kurt ^d   Fernández, Guillermo ^e   Schwarz, Birgit ^a   Carmona, Roberto ^f   Colwell, Mark A ^g   Sandoval, Jorge Correa ^h   Dondua, Alexey ⁱ   Gates, H River ^j   Haase, Ben ^k   Hodkinson, David J ^l   Jiménez, Ariam ^a,b   Lanctot, Richard B ^a   Ortego, Brent ^m   Sandercock, Brett K ⁿ   Sanders, Felicia ^o   Takekawa, John Y ^p   Warnock, Nils ^q   Ydenberg, Ron C ^a   Lank, David B ^a   more..

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

^g HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

ⁱ Pacific Fisheries Research Center   (Russian Federation)

^j U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^k Museo de Ballenas   (Ecuador)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^m TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

ⁿ KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^p US Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center   (United States)

^q Audubon Alaska   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; CONNECTIVITY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STOPOVER; WADER;

ALASKA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NOME; UNITED STATES; YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CALIDRIS MAURI;

EID: 84860669527     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05573.x     Document Type: Article

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