Seasonality and time allocation as causes of leap-frog migration in the Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 334-342

  Bell, Christopher P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOTACILLA FLAVA;

LEAP-FROG MIGRATION; MIGRATION; SEASONALITY; TIME ALLOCATION; YELLOW WAGTAIL;

EID: 0030301099     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677265     Document Type: Article

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