Flyway‐scale GPS tracking reveals migratory routes and key stopover and non‐breeding locations of lesser yellowlegs
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Ecology and Evolution"
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9495
Abstract: Abstract Many populations of long‐distance migrant shorebirds are declining rapidly. Since the 1970s, the lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) has experienced a pronounced reduction in abundance of ~63%. The potential causes of the species' decline are… read more here.
Keywords: lesser yellowlegs; stopover non; breeding locations; migratory routes ... See more keywords
The greenscape shapes surfing of resource waves in a large migratory herbivore.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Ecology letters"
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12772
Abstract: The Green Wave Hypothesis posits that herbivore migration manifests in response to waves of spring green-up (i.e. green-wave surfing). Nonetheless, empirical support for the Green Wave Hypothesis is mixed, and a framework for understanding variation… read more here.
Keywords: shapes surfing; migratory; green wave; migratory routes ... See more keywords