Winter body mass and over-ocean flocking as components of danger management by Pacific dunlins

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We compared records of the body mass and roosting behavior of Pacific dunlins (<it>Calidris alpina pacifica</it>) wintering on the Fraser River estuary in southwest British Columbia between the 1970s and the 1990s. '...

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Main Authors: Ogden Lesley, Shepherd Philippa CF, Kaiser Gary, Dekker Dick, Ydenberg Ronald C, Rickards Karen, Lank David B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/10/1