Effects of Rapid Flight-Feather Molt on Postbreeding Dispersal in a Pursuit-Diving Seabird

Breeding seabirds have been well studied but seabird ecology during the nonbreeding season is poorly understood because many species disperse far from breeding colonies to molt at sea. We characterized the timing of prebasic molt and postbreeding dispersal, described postbreeding dispersal movements...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Auk 2008-01, Vol.125 (1), p.113-123
Hauptverfasser:	Peery, M. Zachariah, Henkel, Laird A, Newman, Scott H, Becker, Benjamin H, Harvey, James T, Thompson, Christopher W, Beissinger, Steven R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alcidae Animal behavior Animal breeding Aquatic birds Bird nesting Birds body mass Brachyramphus marmoratus Breeding Breeding seasons Coasts Dispersal El Nino El Niño energy demands Energy reserves Foraging Marbled Murrelet Marine Molting Natural satellites Nesting Nesting sites Population estimates postbreeding dispersal prebasic molt Research s seabird ecology Winter
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