Site fidelity and range size of wintering Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis

• Published in: Bird Study
• Main Authors: Phillips, Richard A, Cope, David R, Rees, Eileen C, O'Connell, Mark J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2003
• Subjects: QL671-699 Birds; Midwinter; Branta leucopsis
• Online Access: https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4927/; https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4927/7/Site%20fidelity%20and%20range%20size%20of%20wintering%20Barnacle%20Geese%20-%20SUBMITTED%20VERSION.pdf; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00063650309461308; https://doi.org/10.1080/00063650309461308

Barnacle Geese restrict their movements to relatively few key sites and exhibit considerable variation in ranging behaviour. To examine individual and seasonal variation in site fidelity, habitat use, range size and foraging strategies of Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis, the movements of 18 male Bar...