Ten grams and 13,000 km on the wing – route choice in willow warblers Phylloscopus trochilus yakutensis migrating from Far East Russia to East Africa
Abstract Background High-latitude bird migration has evolved after the last glaciation, in less than 10,000–15,000 years. Migrating songbirds rely on an endogenous migratory program, encoding timing, fueling, and routes, but it is still unknown which compass mechanism they use on migration. We used...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Movement Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40462-018-0138-0 |