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Body Composition of Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica)

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These data are in one table with measures of the external morphology and internal organ and muscle groups collected from Bar-tailed Godwits.

Author(s): Ruthrauff, D. R.; Piersma, T.

Suggested Citation:
Ruthrauff, D. R. and Piersma, T., 2021, Body composition of Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GIQ8J2.

Referenced Publication(s):

Piersma, T. and R. E. Gill, Jr. 1998. Guts don't fly: small digestive organs in obese Bar-tailed Godwits. The Auk 115(1):196-203. doi:10.2307/4089124

Piersma, T., R. E. Gill, Jr, and D. R. Ruthrauff. 2021. Physiomorphic Transformation in Extreme Endurance Migrants: Revisiting the Case of Bar-Tailed Godwits Preparing for Trans-Pacific Flights. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:685764. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.685764


DataID: 404 | doi:10.5066/P9GIQ8J2 | Date Posted Online: 2021-06-22 | Last Updated:

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