Differences in speed and duration of bird migration between spring and autumn

American Naturalist

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 837-845

  Nilsson, Cecilia ^a   Klaassen, Raymond H G ^a,b   Alerstam, Thomas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bird migration speed; Duration of migration; Flight speed; Optimal migration; Stopover; Timing of migration

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; BIRD; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SPRING (SEASON);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877781918     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670335     Document Type: Article

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