New insights from geolocators deployed on waders in Australia

Wader Study Group Bulletin

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-46

  Minton, Clive ^a   Gosbell, Ken ^a   Johns, Penny ^a   Christie, Maureen ^b   Klaassen, Marcel ^c   Hassell, Chris ^a   Boyle, Adrian ^a   Jessop, Rosalind ^a   Fox, James ^d  

^a Deakin University ^*  (Australia)

^b Migrate Technology Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Migrate Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arenaria interpres; Australia; Calidris alba; Charadrius leschenaultii; Eastern Curlew; Geolocator; Greater sandplover; Migration route; Migration speed; Numenius madagascariensis; Ruddy turnstone; Sanderling

Indexed keywords

ARENARIA INTERPRES; AVES; CALIDRIS ALBA; CHARADRIUS LESCHENAULTII; NUMENIUS; NUMENIUS MADAGASCARIENSIS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 85020143683     PISSN: 02603799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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