Flight speed of seabirds in relation to wind speed and direction

Ibis

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 234-251

  Spear, Larry B ^a   Ainley, David G ^a  

^a H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; FLIGHT BEHAVIOUR; FLIGHT SPEED; SEABIRD; WIND DIRECTION; WIND SPEED;

EID: 0030621196     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1997.tb04621.x     Document Type: Article

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