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Automated telemetry reveals age specific differences in flight duration and speed are driven by wind conditions in a migratory songbird

BACKGROUND: Given that winds encountered on migration could theoretically double or half the energy expenditure of aerial migrants, there should be strong selection on behaviour in relation to wind conditions aloft. However, evidence suggests that juvenile songbirds are less choosy about wind condit...

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Autores principales: Mitchell, Greg W, Woodworth, Bradley K, Taylor, Philip D, Norris, D Ryan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4537592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26279850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40462-015-0046-5