Atmospheric trajectories and spring bird migration across the Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 317-325

  Gauthreaux, Sidney A ^a   Belser, Carroll G ^a   Welch, Christopher M ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird; Gulf of Mexico; Migration; Wind

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RADAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

AVES; FLORIDA;

EID: 33645765505     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0063-7     Document Type: Article

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