Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo

Whether conditions experienced on long-distance migrations affect breeding populations is not clear. Here, the authors tracked migrating Common Cuckoos from the UK to Africa and show that route choices affect mortality during migration, and population decline in this nocturnally migrating bird.

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Auteurs principaux: Chris M. Hewson, Kasper Thorup, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Philip W. Atkinson
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:09ae9eba40e54286aada06164a6f6b602021-12-02T14:38:33ZPopulation decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo10.1038/ncomms122962041-1723https://doaj.org/article/09ae9eba40e54286aada06164a6f6b602016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12296https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Whether conditions experienced on long-distance migrations affect breeding populations is not clear. Here, the authors tracked migrating Common Cuckoos from the UK to Africa and show that route choices affect mortality during migration, and population decline in this nocturnally migrating bird.Chris M. HewsonKasper ThorupJames W. Pearce-HigginsPhilip W. AtkinsonNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2016)
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Chris M. Hewson
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James W. Pearce-Higgins
Philip W. Atkinson
Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo
description Whether conditions experienced on long-distance migrations affect breeding populations is not clear. Here, the authors tracked migrating Common Cuckoos from the UK to Africa and show that route choices affect mortality during migration, and population decline in this nocturnally migrating bird.
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author Chris M. Hewson
Kasper Thorup
James W. Pearce-Higgins
Philip W. Atkinson
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Kasper Thorup
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title Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo
title_short Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo
title_full Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo
title_fullStr Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo
title_full_unstemmed Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo
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