Nocturnal exploratory flights, departure time, and direction in a migratory songbird

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 439-452

  Schmaljohann, Heiko ^a   Becker, Philipp J J ^a   Karaardic, Hakan ^a,b   Liechti, Felix ^c   Naef Daenzer, Beat ^c   Grande, Celia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Departure direction; Departure time; Exploratory flight; Northern Wheatear; Radio telemetry

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; SONGBIRD; STOPOVER;

FRISIAN ISLANDS; GERMANY; HELGOLAND; NORTH FRISIAN ISLANDS; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

AVES; OENANTHE (AVES); OENANTHE OENANTHE; PASSERI;

EID: 79952693524     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0604-y     Document Type: Article

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