Body condition as a determinant for stopover in bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) on spring migration in the Arava Valley, southern Israel

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 401-411

  Yosef, R ^a   Markovets, M ^a   Mitchell, L ^a   Tryjanowski, P ^b  

^a Ben Gurion University of the Negev Eilat Campus   (Israel)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bee eaters; Merops apiaster; Migration; Stop over

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; MIGRATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; STOPOVER;

ARAVA VALLEY; ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

APOIDEA; AVES; MEROPS APIASTER;

EID: 28444498371     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.06.012     Document Type: Article

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