Ecological drivers of global gradients in avian dispersal inferred from wing morphology
In birds, the hand-wing index is a morphological trait that can be used as a proxy for flight efficiency. Here the authors examine variation of hand-wing index in over 10,000 bird species, finding that it is higher in migratory and non-territorial species, and lower in the tropics.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16313-6 |