Flight initiation of nocturnal passerine migrants in relation to celestial orientation conditions at twilight

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-102

  Åkesson, Susanne ^a   Alerstam, Thomas ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a Ecology Building   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; TURDIDAE;

CELESTIAL ORIENTATION; DEPARTURE TIME; FLIGHT INITIATION; MIGRATION; NOCTURNAL MIGRATION; TWILIGHT;

EID: 0029659458     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677138     Document Type: Article

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