Fuel management and stopover duration of Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla stopping over in northern Spain during autumn migration period

Bird Study

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 124-134

  Arizaga, Juan ^a   Barba, Emilio ^b   Belda, Eduardo J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY MASS; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FOOD SUPPLY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; SOFTWARE; SONGBIRD; STOPOVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA;

EID: 41349110224     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650809461513     Document Type: Article

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