Light-level geolocators reveal migratory connectivity in European populations of pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 69-83

  Ouwehand, J ^a   Ahola, M P ^c,d   Ausems, A N M A ^a   Bridge, E S ^e   Burgess, M ^f   Hahn, S ^g   Hewson, C M ^h   Klaassen, R H G ^a,b   Laaksonen, T ^c   Lampe, H M ⁱ   Velmala, W ^c   Both, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Montagu's Harrier Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^g SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^h THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; PALEARCTIC REGION; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; EUROPE; FENNOSCANDIA;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 84954388165     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jav.00721     Document Type: Article

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