Phenotypic organ flexibility in Garden Warblers Sylvia borin during long-distance migration

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 529-535

  Biebach, Herbert ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MIGRATION;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; SYLVIA BORIN; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032442089     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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