Flexibility in spring arrival of migratory birds at northern latitudes under rapid temperature changes

Bird Study

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-12

  Gunnarsson, Tómas G ^a   Tómasson, Gunnar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Bláskógabyggo ^*  (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARRIVAL TIME; BIRD; BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE EFFECT; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

FRANCE; ICELAND;

AVES;

EID: 79951899332     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2010.526999     Document Type: Article

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