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SUBMITTER: Hahn S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4716511 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hahn Steffen S Korner-Nievergelt Fränzi F Emmenegger Tamara T Amrhein Valentin V Csörgő Tibor T Gursoy Arzu A Ilieva Mihaela M Kverek Pavel P Pérez-Tris Javier J Pirrello Simone S Zehtindjiev Pavel P Salewski Volker V
Ecology and evolution 20151208 1
In migratory birds, morphological adaptations for efficient migratory flight often oppose morphological adaptations for efficient behavior during resident periods. This includes adaptations in wing shape for either flying long distances or foraging in the vegetation and in climate-driven variation of body size. In addition, the timing of migratory flights and particularly the timely arrival at local breeding sites is crucial because fitness prospects depend on site-specific phenology. Thus, adap ...[more]