Birds, weather and climate

Weather

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 399-410

  Sparks, Tim ^a   Crick, Humphrey ^b   Elkins, Norman ^c   Moss, Robert ^a   Moss, Stephen ^d   Mylne, Ken ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^c Nutrition Communications   (United Kingdom)

^d BBC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1642444596     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/wea.142.02     Document Type: Article

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