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Wind-assisted sprint migration in northern swifts

Long-distance migration has evolved repeatedly in animals and covers substantial distances across the globe. The overall speed of migration in birds is determined by fueling rate at stopover, flight speed, power consumption during flight, and wind support. The highest speeds (500 km/day) have been p...

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Autores principales: Åkesson, Susanne, Bianco, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8257983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34308278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102474