financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31071939,31572280,and 31772467)
Background: Departure decisions and behaviors of migratory birds at stopover sites are expected to maximize fit?ness by trade?offs among avoiding predators, optimizing refueling(energy) capacity, and matching other li...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.31572280 and 31071939)
Background: China is one of the countries with abundant waterbird diversity. Over the past decades, China's waterbirds have suffered increasing threats from direct and indirect human activities. It is important to cla...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2013CB430404);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31071939 and 31572280);the State Scholarship Fund of China(201206100060);supported by a Project Grant(621-2010-5584)from the Swedish Research Council;a Linnaeus grant to the Centre for Animal Movement Research(CAn Move)from the Swedish Research Council(349-2007-8690);Lund University
Background: The motivation of birds to proceed with migration is associated with both endogenous and exogenous factors. According to their migratory situation and to the characteristics of stopover sites, birds might ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30670269,31071939)
Variable and unpredictable food resources at stopover sites bring severe challenges to migrating shorebirds. Opportunistic foraging strategies, referring to shorebirds consuming prey in proportion to their availabilit...