Soaring migration of Steppe Eagles Aquila nipalensis in southern Israel: Flight behaviour under various wind and thermal conditions

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 289-301

  Spaar, Reto ^a,b   Bruderer, Bruno ^a,b  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUILA NIPALENSIS; BUTEO BUTEO VULPINUS; PERNIS APIVORUS;

FLIGHT BEHAVIOUR; MIGRATION; SOARING; STEPPE EAGLE;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0030301104     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677260     Document Type: Article

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