Stopover decisions under wind influence

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 552-560

  Weber, Thomas P ^a   Alerstam, Thomas ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MIGRATION;

AVES;

EID: 0032437247     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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