How swift are swifts Apus apus?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-98

  Henningsson, Per ^a   Johansson, L Christoffer ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLIGHT; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; MIGRATION; ROOSTING; TRADE-OFF;

APUS APUS; AVES;

EID: 77649291200     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04850.x     Document Type: Article

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