Longer days in spring than in autumn accelerate migration speed of passerine birds

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-5

  Bauchinger, Ulf ^a,b   Klaassen, Marcel ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAY LENGTH; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 13444302641     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2005.03444.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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