Compensation for wind drift by migrating swifts

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 399-404

  Karlsson, Håkan ^a   Henningsson, Per ^a   Bäckman, Johan ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^a   Alerstam, Thomas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apus apus; Common swift; Compensation; Drift; Migration; Orientation; Side wind; Tracking radar; Wind

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPENSATION; FLIGHT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PASSERINE; RADAR; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATERFOWL; WIND VELOCITY;

SWEDEN;

APUS APUS; AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 77955583038     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.05.023     Document Type: Article

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