Wind conditions on migration influence the annual survival of a neotropical migrant, the western yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens auricollis)
Abstract Background Long-distance migratory birds in North America have undergone precipitous declines over the past half-century. Although the trend is clear, for many migrating species underpinning the exact causes poses a challenge to conservation due to the numerous stressors that they encounter...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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Series: | BMC Ecology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-017-0139-7 |