Behavioural compensation reduces energy expenditure during migration hyperphagia in a large bird

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 876-883

  Guillemette, Magella ^a   Richman, Samantha E ^a   Portugal, Steven J ^b   Butler, Patrick J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Daily energy expenditure; Foraging effort; Heart rate method; Migration; Oxidative stress; Somateria mollissima

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY USE; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOLT; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION; SEABIRD; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 84864003046     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01993.x     Document Type: Article

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