Disentangling the drivers of change in Common Teal migration phenology over 50 years: land use vs. climate change effects

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 647-655

  Guillemain, Matthieu ^a   Pernollet, Claire A ^a,b   Massez, Grégoire ^c   Cavallo, François ^a   Simon, Géraldine ^b   Champagnon, Jocelyn ^b,d  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^c Les Marais du Vigueirat   (France)

^d INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anas crecca; Autumn migration phenology; Camargue; Climate change; Land use change; Ring recoveries

Indexed keywords

ANAS CRECCA; AVES;

EID: 84952788184     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-015-1171-z     Document Type: Article

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