Sex-differentiated migration patterns, protandry and phenology in North European songbird populations

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-167

  Tøttrup, Anders P ^a   Thorup, Kasper ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Climate change; Northern Europe; Passerines; Phenology; Protandry

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PHENOLOGY; PROTANDRY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SONGBIRD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

PASSERI;

EID: 41349095433     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0254-x     Document Type: Article

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