Migratory behaviour of captive white-crowned sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii, differs during autumn and spring migration

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1219-1240

  Agatsuma, Renée ^a   Ramenofsky, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Beak up; Beak up flight; Migratory behaviour; Migratory restlessness; Quiescent phase; Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii

Indexed keywords

AVES; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS GAMBELII;

EID: 33750899681     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906778691586     Document Type: Article

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