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Proximate mechanisms affecting seasonal differences in migration speed of avian species
Faster migration in spring than in autumn seems to be a common pattern in birds. This has been ultimately explained by seasonally different selection pressures. Variation in migration speed is proximately caused by adjusting travel speed (distance covered during flight) and/or stopover duration (tim...
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5841396/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29515154 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22421-7 |