High daily energy expenditure of incubating shorebirds on High Arctic tundra: a circumpolar study

• Published in: Functional Ecology
• Main Authors: Piersma, T, Lindström, Åke, Drent, RH, Tulp, I, Jukema, J, Morrison, RIG, Reneerkens, J, Schekkerman, H, Visser, GH
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2003
• Subjects: Ecology; Arctic; Dee; Tundra
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/137304; https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00741.x; https://portal.research.lu.se/files/2797882/624649.pdf

1. Given the allometric scaling of thermoregulatory capacity in birds, and the cold and exposed Arctic environment, it was predicted that Arctic-breeding shorebirds should incur high costs during incubation. Using doubly labelled water (DLW), daily energy expenditure (DEE) during incubation was meas...