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Nest initiation and flooding in response to season and semi-lunar spring tides in a ground-nesting shorebird

BACKGROUND: Marine and intertidal organisms face the rhythmic environmental changes induced by tides. The large amplitude of spring tides that occur around full and new moon may threaten nests of ground-nesting birds. These birds face a trade-off between ensuring nest safety from tidal flooding and...

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Autores principales: Plaschke, Silvia, Bulla, Martin, Cruz-López, Medardo, Gómez del Ángel, Salvador, Küpper, Clemens
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6533712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31139233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-019-0313-1