Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo

oleh: Chris M. Hewson, Kasper Thorup, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Philip W. Atkinson

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-07-01

Deskripsi

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.