Flight characteristics of birds: I. Radar measurements of speeds

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Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 178-204

  Bruderer, B ^a   Boldt, A ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BODY SIZE; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADAR; VELOCITY;

AVES;

EID: 0035076749     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2001.tb04475.x     Document Type: Article

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