Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: biology, birds, wildlife migration, breeding habitat, over-wintering areas, shore birds, physiology
| Principal Investigator: | Morrison, R.I.G. (7) |
| Licence Number: | 10066 |
| Organization: | Canadian Wildlife Service, Government of Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
1991
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | Dr. T. Piersma; Jan van de Kam; Dr. Nick Davidson |
Objective(s): To establish migration routes used by shorebirds between their breeding grounds in the eastern Canadian High Arctic and wintering grounds on the European seaboard; to study physiological changes, energy metabolism and the importance of body reserves in long-distance migrants in relation to migration and breeding.
Project Description: Dr. Morrison and his research team will capture shorebirds to study their migration routes between northern Ellesmere Island and wintering areas in Europe. They will also study the physical condition of the birds to determine how they cope with the stress of migration and whether they need to bring fat and protein with them to survive and breed.
