Annual 10-Month Aerial Life Phase in the Common Swift Apus apus

Current Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 3066-3070

  Hedenström, Anders ^a   Norevik, Gabriel ^a   Warfvinge, Kajsa ^a   Andersson, Arne ^a   Bäckman, Johan ^a   Åkesson, Susanne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

accelerometry; aerial life; Apus apus; common swift; dusk ascent; endurance flight; flight activity; geolocation; roost; sleep

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADAPTATION; AFRICA; ANIMAL; BIRD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLYING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AFRICA; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; LIFE HISTORY TRAITS; SEASONS;

EID: 84997246205     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.014     Document Type: Article

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