Metabolic constraints on long-distance migration in birds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-64

  Klaassen, Marcel ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allometric relationships; Birds; Energetics; Flight altitude; Fuel stores; Migration; Navigation; Time minimization; Water balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000203262     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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