Migration Takes Extra Guts for Juvenile Songbirds: Energetics and Digestive Physiology During the First Journey
Many birds undertake long migrations when they are only a few months of age. Although they are typically of adult body size, their performance, and survival are often poor compared to adults. This differential performance could be due to lack of experience, selection against poor-performing cohort m...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00381/full |