Constraints on dispersal and the evolution of the avifauna of the Northern Hemisphere

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 767-783

  Böhning Gaese, Katrin ^a,b   González Guzmán, Laura I ^c   Brown, James H ^c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Vogelwarte Radolfzell   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeographical distribution; Bird migration; Europe; Mammal and bird fauna; North America; Physiological and behavioural constraints

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DISPERSAL; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0031794206     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006538414645     Document Type: Article

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