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Wind selectivity and partial compensation for wind drift among nocturnally migrating passerines

A migrating bird’s response to wind can impact its timing, energy expenditure, and path taken. The extent to which nocturnal migrants select departure nights based on wind (wind selectivity) and compensate for wind drift remains unclear. In this paper, we determine the effect of wind selectivity and...

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Autores principales: McLaren, James D., Shamoun-Baranes, Judy, Bouten, Willem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3431116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22936843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ars078