Bird Migration and the Climate: A Review of the Studies Conducted in Lithuania in the Context of Climate Change

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 200-218

  Žalakevičius, Mečislovas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bird migration; Climate change; Lithuania; Migration control; Spring arrival; Take off

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012486896     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2001.10512373     Document Type: Article

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