Body condition and wind support initiate the shift of migratory direction and timing of nocturnal departure in a songbird

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1115-1122

  Schmaljohann, Heiko ^a   Naef Daenzer, Beat ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavioural plasticity; Departure direction; Departure time; Ecological barrier; Migration; Migratory direction; Radiotracking; Songbird

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY CONDITION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HOME RANGE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SONGBIRD; WIND VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BODY COMPOSITION; FLYING; GERMANY; NORTH SEA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SONGBIRD; TELECOMMUNICATION; WIND;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CUES; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GERMANY; NORTH SEA; RADAR; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS; WIND;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FRISIAN ISLANDS; GERMANY; GREENLAND; HELGOLAND; ICELAND; NORTH FRISIAN ISLANDS; NORTH SEA; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

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

EID: 80052570865     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01867.x     Document Type: Article

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