Migration confers winter survival benefits in a partially migratory songbird
To evolve and to be maintained, seasonal migration, despite its risks, has to yield fitness benefits compared with year-round residency. Empirical data supporting this prediction have remained elusive in the bird literature. To test fitness related benefits of migration, we studied a partial migrato...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-11-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/28123 |