Travelling to breed

R.H. Drent1, Anthony D. Fox2, Julia Stahl3,1
1Animal Ecology Group, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands
2Department of Wildlife Ecology and Biodiversity, National Environmental Research Institute, Rønde, Denmark
3Landscape Ecology Group, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

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