How Wandering Albatrosses use weather systems to fly long distances. 1. An analytical method and its application to flights in the Tasman Sea

Emu

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 377-385

  Murray, M D ^a   Nicholls, D G ^b   Butcher, E ^c   Moors, P J ^d  

^a Chisholm Institute ^*  (Australia)

^b Chisholm Institute   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; FLIGHT; MOVEMENT; SEABIRD; WEATHER;

TASMAN SEA;

CICONIIFORMES; DIOMEDEA; DIOMEDEA EXULANS;

EID: 0036910624     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU01010     Document Type: Article

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