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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Main Authors: Chris M. Hewson, Kasper Thorup, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Philip W. Atkinson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/09ae9eba40e54286aada06164a6f6b60
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