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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-12-01
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Series: | Movement Ecology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00443-9 |