Landscape movements of migratory birds and bats reveal an expanded scale of stopover.

Landscape movements of migratory birds and bats reveal an expanded scale of stopover.

Many species of birds and bats undertake seasonal migrations between breeding and over-wintering sites. En-route, migrants alternate periods of flight with time spent at stopover--the time and space where individuals rest and refuel for subsequent flights. We assessed the spatial scale of movements...

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Main Authors: Philip D Taylor, Stuart A Mackenzie, Bethany G Thurber, Anna M Calvert, Alex M Mills, Liam P McGuire, Christopher G Guglielmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3207824?pdf=render

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