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May 12, 2011 at 10:53 AM

The paper was published online, 6 May 2011.

"Our paper takes the concept of stopover ecology from avian literature and illustrates how it can be used to improve our understanding of ungulate migration. For the first time, we quantify stopover characteristics of a migratory ungulate and show how stopovers are used to maximize energy intake rather than speed.

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