Nocturnal bird migration in Mauritania - First records;Beobachtung des nächtlichen Vogelzuges in Mauretanien

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-450

  Liechti, Felix ^a   Peter, Dieter ^a   Komenda Zehnder, Susanna ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autumn migration; Mauritania; Nocturnal bird migration; Passive infrared; Trans Sahara migration

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; INFRARED IMAGERY; MIGRATION; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY;

MAURITANIA;

AVES;

EID: 0345414204     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0361.2003.03042.x     Document Type: Article

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