Publication Date:
2016-07-21
Description:
Article Whether conditions experienced on long-distance migrations affect breeding populations is not clear. Here, the authors tracked migrating Common Cuckoos from the UK to Africa and show that route choices affect mortality during migration, and population decline in this nocturnally migrating bird. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms12296 Authors: Chris M. Hewson, Kasper Thorup, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Philip W. Atkinson
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics