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Patterns of vagrancy and long-distance dispersal in migratory birds

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Vagrancy, the process in which organisms travel far outside of their known species’ breeding and wintering range, has long been thought to be an aberrant trait. Vagrants are hypothesised to result from a series of individual mistakes, such as inheritance of an incorrect compass bearing, or displacement by wind or weather systems. Though previous studies on vagrancy do not provide sufficient evidence to support these hypotheses, vagrancy still remains understudied. This thesis uses a combinati...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Sub department:
Zoology
Research group:
Oxford Navigation Group
Oxford college:
Christ Church
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-1088-8843

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Sub department:
Zoology
Research group:
Oxford Navigation Group
Role:
Supervisor


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Funder identifier:
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000769
Funding agency for:
Zawadzki, LC
Programme:
Oxford-Christ Church-NaturalMotion Graduate Scholarship


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Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford

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