Numbers, foraging and refuelling of passerine migrants at a stopover site in the western sahara: Diverse strategies to cross a desert

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue , 2011, Pages S113-S128

  Jenni Eiermann, Susanne ^a   Almasi, Bettina ^a   Maggini, Ivan ^a,b   Salewski, Volker ^a   Bruderer, Bruno ^a   Liechti, Felix ^a   Jenni, Lukas ^a  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desert crossing; Energy reserves; Migration strategy; Oasis; Stopover ecology

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 77955520499     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0572-2     Document Type: Article

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