The trans-equatorial loop migration system of Eleonora's falcon: Differences in migration patterns between age classes, regions and seasons

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 417-426

  Mellone, Ugo ^a   López López, Pascual ^a   Limiñana, Rubén ^a   Piasevoli, Gvido ^b   Urios, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Public Inst for the Protected Natural Values Management in the County of Split and Dalmatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANNUAL CYCLE; AUTUMN; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; LANDSCAPE; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOVEMENT; RAPTOR; SATELLITE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELEMETRY;

CROATIA; MADAGASCAR; SAHARA; SPAIN;

AVES; FALCONIDAE;

EID: 84884715028     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2013.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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