Are ecological differences of irruptive bird species from typical migrants real? (The example of the long-tailed tit Aegithalos c. caudatus)

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 422-427

  Bojarinova, J G ^a   Babushkina, O V ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

autumn migration; body mass; fat reserves; irruptive species; long tailed tit

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; BODY MASS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FAT RESERVE; MIGRATION; SONGBIRD;

AEGITHALIDAE; AEGITHALOS; AVES;

EID: 77957109658     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1067413610050103     Document Type: Article

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