The effect of weather on the decision to migrate from stopover sites by autumn-migrating ducks

201830 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Benjamin J. O’Neal · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Joshua D. Stafford · Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Ronald P. Larkin · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Eric S. Michel · South Dakota State University

Abstract

Our results contrasted those of previous studies of autumn duck migration as a small set of simplistic, extrinsic conditions substantially influenced departure decision.

Topics & Keywords

Avian ecology and behavior Animal Behavior and Reproduction Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: Movement Ecology

Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 23-23

DOI: 10.1186/s40462-018-0141-5

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