Site fidelity of migratory shorebirds facing habitat deterioration: insights from satellite tracking and mark-resighting

Abstract Background Site fidelity, the tendency to return to a previously visited site, is commonly observed in migratory birds. This behaviour would be advantageous if birds returning to the same site, benefit from their previous knowledge about local resources. However, when habitat quality declin...

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Main Authors: Ying-Chi Chan, David Tsz Chung Chan, T. Lee Tibbitts, Chris J. Hassell, Theunis Piersma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Movement Ecology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00443-9