A general model for time-minimising avian migration

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 447-458

  Weber, Thomas P ^a,c   Houston, Alasdair I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEEDING; FLIGHT; FOOD INTAKE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0031582222     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0329     Document Type: Article

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