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Explaining Bird Migration
Nigel G. YoccozOlivier GilgOlivier Gilgsubject
0106 biological sciencesMultidisciplinaryEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyBird migrationBiodiversity15. Life on land010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesPredationGeographyArctic14. Life underwaterMechanism (sociology)description
Arctic shorebirds can travel tens of thousands of kilometers every year as they fly along intercontinental flyways from their southern wintering grounds to their remote, harsh breeding sites. How these birds solve the navigational and physiological constraints has been largely answered, but why they migrate is still a question with many possible answers ( 1 ). On page 326 of this issue, McKinnon et al. ( 2 ) present a continent-wide study that points to predation as a driving mechanism for migration. The study also elucidates the role of predation in shaping Arctic terrestrial biodiversity.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-15 | Science |