Timing of migration and residence areas during the non-breeding period of barn swallows Hirundo rustica in relation to sex and population

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 254-265

  Liechti, Felix ^a   Scandolara, Chiara ^a,b   Rubolini, Diego ^b   Ambrosini, Roberto ^b   Korner Nievergelt, Fränzi ^a   Hahn, Steffen ^a   Lardelli, Roberto ^a   Romano, Maria ^b   Caprioli, Manuela ^b   Romano, Andrea ^b   Sicurella, Beatrice ^c   Saino, Nicola ^b  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CAMEROON; ITALY; SWITZERLAND;

AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 84928772509     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jav.00485     Document Type: Article

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