Scaling of migration and the annual cycle of birds

Ardea

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 399-408

  Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allometric relationships; Capital income breeding; Migratory decisions

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; ANNUAL CYCLE; BIRD; BODY MASS; BREEDING SITE; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LIFE HISTORY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY POPULATION; MOLT; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOPOVER;

AVES;

EID: 33645815426     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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