Climate in Africa sequentially shapes spring passage of Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus across the Baltic coast
Background Many migrant birds have been returning to Europe earlier in spring since the 1980s. This has been attributed mostly to an earlier onset of spring in Europe, but we found the timing of Willow Warblers’ passage to be influenced by climate indices for Africa as much as those for Europe. Will...
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PeerJ Inc.
2022-02-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/12964.pdf |