The relative importance of conditions in wintering and passage areas on spring arrival dates: The case of long-distance Iberian migrants

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-210

  Gordo, Oscar ^a   Sanz, Juan José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Africa; Bird migration; Climate; Iberian Peninsula; NDVI; Phenology

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SEASON; CLIMATE VARIATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

APUS APUS; AVES; CICONIA CICONIA; HIRUNDO;

EID: 41349123086     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0260-z     Document Type: Article

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