Phenological advancement in arctic bird species: Relative importance of snow melt and ecological factors

Polar Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1309-1320

  Liebezeit, J R ^a,d   Gurney, K E B ^b   Budde, M ^c   Zack, S ^a   Ward, D ^c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Wildlife Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Climate change; Clutch initiation; Passerine; Shorebird

Indexed keywords

AVES; CALCARIUS LAPPONICUS; CALIDRIS MELANOTOS; CALIDRIS PUSILLA; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PHALAROPUS FULICARIA; PHALAROPUS LOBATUS;

EID: 84905259194     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-014-1522-x     Document Type: Article

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