How do geometric constraints influence migration patterns?

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 319-329

  Thorup, Kasper ^a   Rahbek, Carsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bird migration model; Ficedula hypoleuca; Geometric constraints; Pied Flycatcher; Ring recovery probability

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 21844467276     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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