Spring migration decisions in relation to weather are predicted by wing morphology among trans-Mediterranean migratory birds
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2010
abstract:
P>1. Meteorological conditions are critical determinants of bird migration. However, response to weather should vary among species as well as between males and females, as phenotypic traits relevant to migration are also shaped by natural selection acting differentially on species and either sex in other life cycle phases.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
climate change; migration; sex; stopover; weather; wing morphology
List of contributors:
Provenzale, Antonello
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