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How do red knots Calidris canutus leave Northwest Australia in May and reach the breeding grounds in June? Predictions of stopover times, fuelling rates and prey quality in the Yellow Sea

P. F. Battley, Auteur ; D. I. Rogers, Auteur ; J. A. Van Gils, Auteur ; T. Piersma, Auteur ; C. J. Hassell, Auteur ; A. Boyle, Auteur ; Y. Hong-Yan, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (36(6) NOV 2005)

In general, Arctic-breeding waders leave non-breeding grounds in Australasia from March (New Zealand) to mid-April (Northwest Australia). Here we provide evidence from radio-tracking and visual observations that many red knots Calidris canutus d[...]

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