Why fly the extra mile? Using stress biomarkers to assess wintering habitat quality in migratory shorebirds

• Published in: Oecologia
• Main Authors: Aharon-Rotman, Yaara, Buchanan, Katherine L., Clark, Nicholas J., Klaassen, Marcel, Buttemer, William A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2016
• Subjects: Avian malaria; Intake-rates; Migration; Ruddy turnstone; Trade-off; Waders; 1105 Ecology; Evolution; Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Broome; Arenaria interpres; Ruddy Turnstone
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:713577

Migratory birds make decisions about how far to travel based on cost-benefit trade-offs. However, in many cases the net effect of these trade-offs is unclear. We sought to address this question by measuring feather corticosterone (CORT), leucocyte profile, avian malaria parasite prevalence and estim...