Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
étiquettes: biology, birds, wildlife migration, breeding habitat, over-wintering areas, shore birds, physiology
| chercheur principal: | Morrison, R.I.G. (7) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 10066 |
| Organisation: | Canadian Wildlife Service, Government of Canada |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1992
1991
1990
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1990 |
| Équipe de projet: | Dr. T. Piersma; Jan van de Kam; Dr. Nick Davidson |
Objectif(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.
Description du projet: 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.
