The effects of temperature, altitude and latitude on the arrival and departure dates of the swallow Hirundo rustica in the Slovak Republic

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 212-216

  Sparks, T H ^a   Braslavska O ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SLOVAK HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Hirundo rustica; Latitude; Migration timing; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; SLOVAKIA; SONGBIRD; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; FEMALE; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MALE; SLOVAKIA; SONGBIRDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035514672     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840100095     Document Type: Article

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