Both short and long distance migrants use energy-minimizing migration strategies in North American herring gulls
Abstract Background Recent studies have proposed that birds migrating short distances migrate at an overall slower pace, minimizing energy expenditure, while birds migrating long distances minimize time spent on migration to cope with seasonal changes in environmental conditions. Methods We evaluate...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Movement Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40462-020-00207-9 |