An exception to the rule: carry-over effects do not accumulate in a long-distance migratory bird.

Recent years have seen a growing consensus that events during one part of an animal's annual cycle can detrimentally affect its future fitness. Notably, migratory species have been shown to commonly display such carry-over effects, facing severe time constraints and physiological stresses that...

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Main Authors: Nathan R Senner, Wesley M Hochachka, James W Fox, Vsevolod Afanasyev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3921144?pdf=render