Data from: Migration strategies of the Baltic Dunlin: rapid jump migration in the autumn but slower skipping type spring migration ...

• Main Authors: Pakanen, Veli-Matti, Jaakkonen, Tuomo, Saarinen, Joni, Rönkä, Nelli, Thomson, Robert L., Koivula, Kari
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Movebank Data Repository 2017
• Subjects: Calidris alpina; animal movement; animal tracking; avian migration; Calidris alpina schinzii; dunlin; East Atlantic Flyway; geolocators; light-level loggers; migratory connectivity; southern dunlin; Wadden Sea; wintering site fidelity; Dunlin
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1rr405mg; https://www.datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.710

Migration during spring is usually faster than during autumn because of competition for breeding territories. In some cases, however, the costs and benefits associated with the environment can lead to slower spring migration, but examples are quite rare. We compared seasonal migration strategies of...