Breeding systems, climate, and the evolution of migration in
shorebirds Garcia-Pena, G. E., Thomas, G. H., Reynolds, J. D.
and Szekely, T., 2009. Breeding systems, climate, and the
evolution of migration in shorebirds. Behavioral Ecology, 20
(5), pp. 1026-1033. Related documents:This repository does not
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Migratory behavior incurs energetic costs that may influence the
time and energy available for reproduction including territory
establishment, courtship, pair formation, incubation, and brood
care. Conversely pair formation and parental care may leave less
time and energy available for migration and other nonbreeding
behaviors. Therefore, natural selection favoring migratory
behavior may influence breeding system evolution and vice versa.
We used phylogenetic comparative methods to investigate
relationships between migration distance and the wide diversity
of breeding systems in shorebirds (