Estimating variation among individuals in migration direction

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-189

  Thorup, Kasper ^a   Rabøl, Jørgen ^a   Erni, Birgit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; EVOLUTION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MODELING;

AVES;

EID: 33847394559     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2007.03708.x     Document Type: Article

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