Do older parents do better? Relationships between parental age, chick body condition and migratory behaviour in a colonial‐breeding waterbird

Animals' performance of basic functional behaviours, such as foraging and movement, may improve with age as a result of past experiences. In migratory birds, for example, due to earlier or more efficient migration, older and likely more experienced individuals tend to arrive at breeding sites e...

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Main Authors: Hugo R. S. Ferreira, Jocelyn Champagnon, Thomas Blanchon, Tamar Lok, José A. Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Series:Journal of Avian Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jav.03387
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