Speed of spring migration of Tundra Swans Cygnus columbianus in accordance with income or capital breeding strategy?

Ardea

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 579-591

  Nolet, Bart A ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allometry; Bewick's Swan; Bird migration; Capital income breeding; Migration speed; Satellite tracking; Stopover ecology; Whistling Swan

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MIGRATORY POPULATION; NEARCTIC REGION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; STOPOVER; SURVIVAL; TUNDRA; WATERFOWL;

ANATIDAE; AVES; CYGNUS; CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 33645813302     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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