Real-time weather analysis reveals the adaptability of direct sea-crossing by raptors

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Yamaguchi, Noriyuki M ^a,d   Arisawa, Yuzo ^b   Shimada, Yasuo ^c   Higuchi, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Weather Information and Communication Service Ltd   (Japan)

^c JAPAN WEATHER ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

^d NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic analysis; Migration; Real time weather analysis; Satellite tracking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; PERNIS PTILORHYNCUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 84855907676     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-011-0301-1     Document Type: Article

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