Migration routes and strategies in a highly aerial migrant, the common swift Apus apus, revealed by light-level geolocators.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Susanne Åkesson, Raymond Klaassen, Jan Holmgren, James W Fox, Anders Hedenström
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Detour; Apus apus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041195; https://doaj.org/article/6a52d639765d4b0e9aa6e9bbb59cb7ec

The tracking of small avian migrants has only recently become possible by the use of small light-level geolocators, allowing the reconstruction of whole migration routes, as well as timing and speed of migration and identification of wintering areas. Such information is crucial for evaluating theori...