Cyclical helping hands: seasonal tailwinds differentially affect migrating Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana) travel speed

Abstract Background The Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana) breeds in southeastern Siberia and parts of northeast China, and winters mainly in southeast China. Although the autumn migration pattern of Oriental Storks has been previously described, differences between spring and autumn migration travel...

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Main Authors: Shujuan Fan, Qingshan Zhao, Hongbin Li, Baoguang Zhu, Shubin Dong, Yanbo Xie, Lei Cao, Anthony David Fox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-04-01
Series:Avian Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-020-00196-8