First records of lesser black-backed gulls Larus fuscus crossing the Sahara non-stop

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-237

  Schmaljohann, Heiko ^a   Liechti, Felix ^a   Bruderer, Bruno ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NEW RECORD; SEABIRD; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WIND VELOCITY;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC COAST [AFRICA]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LARUS FUSCUS;

EID: 40349084394     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.04174.x     Document Type: Article

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