Interpreting variation in bird migration times as observed by volunteers

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 565-573

  Miller Rushing, Abraham J ^a,c,d   Primack, Rrichard B ^a   Stymeist, Robert ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird migration; Climate change; Massachusetts; Mt. Auburn Cemetery; Phenology

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 67649981204     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.07005     Document Type: Article

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