Wind conditions experienced during the day predict nocturnal restlessness in a migratory songbird

Ibis

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 125-132

  Eikenaar, Cas ^a   Schmaljohann, Heiko ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Departure; Fuel reserves; Stopover; Zugunruhe

Indexed keywords

AVES; OENANTHE OENANTHE; PASSERI;

EID: 84916896352     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12210     Document Type: Article

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