Winter body mass and over-ocean flocking as components of danger management by Pacific dunlins

• Published in: BMC Ecology
• Main Authors: Ogden Lesley, Shepherd Philippa CF, Kaiser Gary, Dekker Dick, Ydenberg Ronald C, Rickards Karen, Lank David B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2010
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Pacific; Fraser River; Calidris alpina; Falco peregrinus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-10-1; https://doaj.org/article/081557a54d524efdaac8e440e882570a

Abstract Background We compared records of the body mass and roosting behavior of Pacific dunlins ( Calidris alpina pacifica ) wintering on the Fraser River estuary in southwest British Columbia between the 1970s and the 1990s. 'Over-ocean flocking' is a relatively safe but energetically-e...