Climatic connectivity between Africa and Europe may serve as a basis for phenotypic adjustment of migration schedules of trans-Saharan migratory birds

Global Change Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 250-263

  Saino, Nicola ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrival dates; Climate change; Long distance migrants; Migration; Temperature anomalies

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BIRD; BREEDING SITE; CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GLOBAL WARMING; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES;

EID: 59849127156     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01488.x     Document Type: Article

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