Novel approach to track migration of arctic-breeding avian species
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 20:20
in Biology & Nature
A group of scientists have tried to determine how snow bunting populations are linked in space and time. Considering that the snow bunting poses an extra challenge to monitor due to its inaccessible breeding locations, nomadic lifestyle and small body size, they argue, combining multiple sources of data is the most appropriate approach to track patterns of the birds' migratory connectivity.