Migration speed and scheduling of annual events by migrating birds in relation to climate change

Climate Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 79-91

  Hedenström, Anders ^a   Barta, Z ^b,c   Helm, B ^d   Houston, A I ^c   McNamara, J M ^c   Jonzén, Niclas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annual routines; Bird migration; Climate change; Phenology; Timing of breeding

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PHENOLOGY;

AVES;

EID: 44249095905     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00715     Document Type: Article

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