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Orographic lift shapes flight routes of gulls in virtually flat landscapes

Interactions between landscape and atmosphere result in a dynamic flight habitat which birds may use opportunistically to save energy during flight. However, their ability to utilise these dynamic landscapes and its influence on shaping movement paths is not well understood. We investigate the degre...

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Autores principales: Sage, Elspeth, Bouten, Willem, Hoekstra, Bart, Camphuysen, Kees C. J., Shamoun-Baranes, Judy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31273241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46017-x