The influence of climate on the timing and rate of spring bird migration

Oecologia

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 307-315

  Marra, Peter P ^a   Francis, Charles M ^b,e   Mulvihill, Robert S ^c   Moore, Frank R ^d  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

^c SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^d The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Migratory birds; Phenology; Temperature; Timing of migration

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PHENOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLIMATE; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; SYRINGA; SYRINGA VULGARIS;

EID: 12944280931     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1725-x     Document Type: Article

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