New insight concerning transoceanic migratory pathways of Pacific Golden-Plovers (Pluvialis fulva): The Japan stopover and other linkages as revealed by geolocators

Wader Study Group Bulletin

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Johnson, Oscar W ^a   Fielding, Lauren ^b   Fisher, Joshua P ^c   Gold, Roger S ^b   Goodwill, Roger H ^b   Bruner, Andrea E ^b   Furey, John F ^d   Brusseau, Paul A ^d   Brusseau, Nancy H ^d   Johnson, Patricia M ^a   Jukema, Joop ^d   Prince, Laura L ^b   Tenney, Mollika J ^b   Fox, James W ^e  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII   (United States)

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

^d Box 749 ^*  (Netherlands)

^e Migrate Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding grounds; Connectivity; Data logger; East Asian Australasian Flyway; Flight time; Geolocator; Ground speed; Mid Pacific Flyway; Migration; Migratory pathways; Non breeding grounds; Pacific Golden Plover; Pluvialis fulva; Rice fields; Stopovers

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; PLUVIALIS FULVA;

EID: 84866247525     PISSN: 02603799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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