Trans-Sahara migrants select flight altitudes to minimize energy costs rather than water loss

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1609-1619

  Schmaljohann, Heiko ^a,b   Liechti, Felix ^a   Bruderer, Bruno ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bird; Energy; Flight model; Migration; Sahara; Water; Willow Warbler

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BIOENERGETICS; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY POPULATION; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SONGBIRD; TRADE-OFF; WATER USE; WIND PROFILE;

WESTERN SAHARA;

AVES; PASSERI; PHYLLOSCOPUS; SALIX;

EID: 76249126369     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0758-x     Document Type: Article

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