Satellite tracking of two Montagu's Harriers (Circus pygargus): Dual pathways during autumn migration

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 513-516

  Trierweiler, Christiane ^a,b,c   Koks, Ben J ^a   Drent, Rudi H ^b   Exo, Klaus Michael ^c   Komdeur, Jan ^b   Dijkstra, Cor ^b   Bairlein, Franz ^c  

^a Dutch Montagu's Harrier Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Migration and food supply

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; NEW RECORD; RAPTOR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; TUNISIA;

CIRCUS; CIRCUS PYGARGUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 34848813782     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0178-5     Document Type: Article

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