Mate Guarding by Curlew Sandpipers (Calidris Ferruginea) during Spring Migration in North Siberia

It is poorly known whether arctic-breeding shorebirds form pairs before or after arrival at the breeding site. We describe the display and mate-guarding of curlew sandpipers Calidris ferruginea at at stopover site in high arctic Siberia, suggesting that in this species pairs may be formed before the...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Frodin, Peter, Haas, Fredrik, Lindström, Åke
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
Subjects:
Animal behaviour
Animal migration
Bird nesting
Sandpipers
Sibiryakova Island
Russian Federation
Arctic
Sibiryakova
Siberia
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64339

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