Tracking the migrations of Pacific Golden-Plovers (Pluvialis fulva) between Hawaii and Alaska: New insight on flight performance, breeding ground destinations, and nesting from birds carrying light level geolocators

Wader Study Group Bulletin

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-31

  Johnson, Oscar W ^a   Fielding, Lauren ^b   Fox, James W ^c   Gold, Roger S ^b   Goodwill, Roger H ^b   Johnson, Patricia M ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII   (United States)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding grounds; Data logger; Flight time; Geolocator; Ground speed; Migration; Migratory pathways; Nesting success; Pacific Golden Plover; Pluvialis fulva; Stopovers; Wintering grounds

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; PLUVIALIS FULVA;

EID: 84861608500     PISSN: 02603799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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