Wingbeat frequency and flap-pause ratio during natural migratory flight in thrushes

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 134-151

  Cochran, William W ^a   Bowlin, Melissa S ^b   Wikelski, Martin ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; TURDIDAE;

EID: 47249143759     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icn044     Document Type: Article

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