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Young European shags reveal how first winter experiences may guide migration

Should I stay or should I go? What determines whether birds migrate for the winter? This is one of the questions explored in a new doctoral thesis by Cassandra Ugland from NTNU's Department of Biology. The work is published in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

Young European shags reveal how first winter experiences may guide migration
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Should I stay or should I go? What determines whether birds migrate for the winter? This is one of the questions explored in a new doctoral thesis by Cassandra Ugland from NTNU's Department of Biology. The work is published in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

Originally published at Phys.org

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