New discoveries in LANDbird migration using GEO LOC ATORS, and a flight plan for the future

Auk

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 211-222

  McKinnon, Emily A ^a   Fraser, Kevin C ^a   Stutchbury, Bridget J M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLIGHT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NEW RECORD; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 84878845552     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2013.12226     Document Type: Review

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