The nature of the migration route shapes physiological traits and aerodynamic properties in a migratory songbird

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 391-402

  Corman, Anna Marie ^a,b   Bairlein, Franz ^a   Schmaljohann, Heiko ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

^b Res Technol Ctr W Coast Kiel U   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic properties; Differential timing; Migration speed; Northern wheatear; Physiological traits; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893925477     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1653-z     Document Type: Article

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