Exaggerated orientation scatter of nocturnal passerine migrants close to breeding grounds: Comparisons between seasons and latitudes

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2021-2031

  Karlsson, Håkan ^a   Bäckman, Johan ^a   Nilsson, Cecilia ^a   Alerstam, Thomas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bird; Compensation; Drift; Migration; Orientation; Tracking radar; Wind

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPENSATION; LATITUDE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; RADAR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACKING; WIND PROFILE;

ABISKO; FENNOSCANDIA; LUND; NORRBOTTEN; SKANE; SWEDEN;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 78449285186     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1015-z     Document Type: Article

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