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What selective pressures have driven the evolution of deferred northward migration by juvenile waders?

P. A. R. Hockey, Auteur ; J. K. Turpie, Auteur ; C. R. Velasquez, Auteur ; P. FitzPatrick, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (29(3) SEP 1998)

Deferred northward migration by young waders has been ascribed to the "risks of long-distance migration", but the nature of these risks has not been explored. We suggest that the low foraging proficiency of young waders is an important factor in[...]

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