Fuel load and flight ranges of blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla in northern Iberia during autumn and spring migrations
Fuel accumulation, mainly as fatty acids, is one of the main characteristics of migratory birds. Studying to what extent each population or species manages fuel load and how it varies along routes of migration or between seasons (autumn and spring migrations) is crucial to our understanding of bird...
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Oxford University Press
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Current Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11324 |