The use of low-level jets by migrating birds

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 549-551

  Liechti, Felix ^a   Schaller, Esther ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; JET; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; WADER;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; FLIGHT; FLYING; ISRAEL; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; WIND;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIRDS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; SEASONS; WIND;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0032694388     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050673     Document Type: Article

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