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Days to visit an offshore island: effect of weather conditions on arrival fuel load and potential flight range for common blackbirds Turdus merula migrating over the North Sea

BACKGROUND: Crossing open water instead of following the coast(line) is one way for landbirds to continue migration. However, depending on prevailing weather and the birds’ physiological conditions, it is also a risky choice. To date, the question remains as to which interplay between environmental...

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Autores principales: Kelsey, Natalie A., Hüppop, Ommo, Bairlein, Franz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8529821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34674773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00290-6