The role of wind in passerine autumn migration between Europe and Africa

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 732-740

  Erni, Birgit ^a,b   Liechti, Felix ^a   Bruderer, Bruno ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autumn migration; Ecological barriers; Migration routes; Passerine migration; Sahara; Simulation; Wind

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION ROUTE; PASSERINE; SURVIVAL; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 25444485253     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ari046     Document Type: Article

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