Circannual basis of geographically distinct bird schedules

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1259-1269

  Helm, Barbara ^a   Schwabl, Ingrid ^a   Gwinner, Eberhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bird; Circannual; Migration; Photoperiod; Reproduction; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; PASSERI; SAXICOLA TORQUATA MAURA;

EID: 66149098565     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.025411     Document Type: Article

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