Response of birds to climatic variability; Evidence from the western fringe of Europe

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-220

  Donnelly, Alison ^a   Cooney, Tom ^a   Jennings, Eleanor ^a   Buscardo, Erika ^a   Jones, Mike ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Climate variables; Migratory birds; Phenology; Step change; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CLIMATE; IRELAND; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLIMATE; IRELAND; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 65049092127     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0206-7     Document Type: Article

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