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List of contributors | p. vii |
Acknowledgements | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The evolution of migration | p. 5 |
Understanding the evolution of migration through empirical examples | p. 7 |
Theoretical reflections on the evolution of migration | p. 17 |
How to migrate | p. 33 |
Mechanistic principles of locomotion performance in migrating animals | p. 35 |
Energy gain and use during animal migration | p. 52 |
Cues and decision rules in animal migration | p. 68 |
Migration in time and space | p. 89 |
Uncertainty and predictability: the niches of migrants and nomads | p. 91 |
Migration quantified: constructing models and linking them with data | p. 111 |
Broader contexts | p. 129 |
Migration impacts on communities and ecosystems: empirical evidence and theoretical insights | p. 131 |
Pastoral migration: mobile systems of animal husbandry | p. 144 |
Conservation and management of migratory species | p. 172 |
Conclusions | p. 207 |
References | p. 216 |
Index | p. 257 |
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