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SUBMITTER: Si Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4348666 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Si Yali Y Xin Qinchuan Q de Boer Willem F WF Gong Peng P Ydenberg Ronald C RC Prins Herbert H T HH
Scientific reports 20150304
Geese breeding in the Arctic have to do so in a short time-window while having sufficient body reserves. Hence, arrival time and body condition upon arrival largely influence breeding success. The green wave hypothesis posits that geese track a successively delayed spring flush of plant development on the way to their breeding sites. The green wave has been interpreted as representing either the onset of spring or the peak in nutrient biomass. However, geese tend to adopt a partial capital breed ...[more]