Avian distributions under climate change: Towards improved projections

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 862-869

  La Sorte, F A ^a   Jetz, W ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioolimate envelope model; Biophysical model; Birds; Climate change; Community composition; Geographic range shifts; Global climate change; Migration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AVES;

EID: 77649228881     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.038356     Document Type: Article

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