Travelling to breed

By R. Drent, Anthony David Fox, J. Stahl. Journal of Ornithology, 2006

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Migratory connectivity in Arctic geese: spring stopovers are the weak links in meeting targets for breeding (2007, background): “Newton (2006) and Drent et al. (2006) have collated the evidence collected to date on the positive association of body weight at migration time and subsequent breeding success (mainly in waterfowl).”
Towards a new understanding of migration timing: slower spring than autumn migration in geese reflects different decision rules for stopover use and departure (2016, background): “This delay enabled them to acquire additional energy stores from highly nutrient rich early shoots to bring to their breeding grounds, consistent with their capital breeding strategy (Drent and Daan 1980, Drent et al. 2006, Nolet 2006).”
Keeping up with early springs: rapid range expansion in an avian herbivore incurs a mismatch between reproductive timing and food supply (2009, background): “Studies using stable isotopes indeed showed that Arctic-breeding geese often use a mixed capital/income breeding strategy (Drent et al., 2006).”