Synchronisation of the autumn mass migration of passerines: A case of Robins Erithacus rubecula

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-115

  Nowakowski, Jarosław K ^a   Remisiewicz, Magdalena ^a   Keller, Marek ^b   Busse, Przemysław ^a   Rowiński, Patryk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Autumn migration; Erithacus rubecula; Migration mechanisms; Migration timing; Robin; Synchronised passage

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; MIGRATION; PASSERINE; SYNCHRONY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

AVES; ERITHACUS RUBECULA;

EID: 31344465407     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/068.040.0206     Document Type: Article

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