Long-term trends in first arrival and first egg laying dates of some migrant and resident bird species in northern Italy

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 553-563

  Rubolini, Diego ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^b   Caffi, Mario ^c   Brichetti, Pierandrea ^d   Armiraglio, Stefano ^e   Saino, Nicola ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c Osservatorio Ornitologico Pianura Bresciana Padernello   (Italy)

^d Centro Italiano Studi Ornitologici   (Italy)

^e Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avian phenology; Climate change; First arrival date; Italy; North Atlantic Oscillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CLIMATE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FLYING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ITALY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ITALY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; OVIPOSITION; SEASONS;

APUS APUS; AVES; DELICHON; DELICHON URBICA; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; LUSCINIA MEGARHYNCHOS; PASSER ITALIAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 34547498202     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-007-0094-7     Document Type: Article

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