A partial migrant relies upon a range-wide cue set but uses population-specific weighting for migratory timing.
Nils LinekPaweł BrzękPhillip GienappM Teague O'MaraIvan PokrovskyAndreas SchmidtJ Ryan ShipleyJan R E TaylorJuha TiainenTamara VolkmerMartin WikelskiJesko ParteckePublished in: Movement ecology (2021)
Our data support the idea that migratory timing is controlled by general, species-wide mechanisms, but fine-tuned thresholds in response to local conditions.