Stopover optimization in a long-distance migrant: the role of fuel load and nocturnal take-off time in Alaskan northern wheatears (Oenanthe oenanthe)

INTRODUCTION: In long-distance migrants, a considerably higher proportion of time and energy is allocated to stopovers rather than to flights. Stopover duration and departure decisions affect consequently subsequent flight stages and overall speed of migration. In Arctic nocturnal songbird migrants...

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Autores principales: Schmaljohann, Heiko, Korner-Nievergelt, Fränzi, Naef-Daenzer, Beat, Nagel, Rolf, Maggini, Ivan, Bulte, Marc, Bairlein, Franz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3665591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23663358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-10-26

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