Seasonal migrations of four individual bar-headed geese Anser indicus from Kyrgyzstan followed by satellite telemetry

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 703-712

  Köppen, Ulrich ^a   Yakovlev, Alexander Petrovich ^b   Barth, Raimund ^c   Kaatz, Michael ^d   Berthold, Peter ^c  

^a Nature Conservation and Geology of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania   (Germany)

^b Issyk Kul Biosphere Reservation   (Russian Federation)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Vogelschutzwarte Storchenhof Loburg eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anser indicus; Bar headed goose; Kyrgyzstan; Migration routes; Satellite telemetry; Stopover areas; Wintering areas

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; MIGRATION ROUTE; ORNITHOLOGY; OVERWINTERING; SATELLITE; STOPOVER; TELEMETRY; TRACKING; WATERFOWL;

CHINA; INDIA; KYRGYZSTAN; PAKISTAN; TAJIKISTAN; UZBEKISTAN; XIZANG;

ANSER; ANSER INDICUS; AVES;

EID: 77953917079     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0492-1     Document Type: Article

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