Differences in wing shape between sedentary and migratory reed buntings emberiza schoeniclus

Bird Study

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 100-103

  Copete, José Luis ^a,b   Mariné, Raimon ^b   Bigas, David ^c   Martínez Vilalta, Albert ^c  

^a Parc Natural del Delta de l’Ebre ^*  (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

^c Parc Natural del Delta de l'Ebre   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; MIGRATORY POPULATION; PASSERINE; WING MORPHOLOGY;

EMBERIZA SCHOENICLUS; PASSERIFORMES; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 0033105734     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659909461119     Document Type: Article

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