Avian migration and dispersal
The movements of birds are among their most captivating traits. The regular seasonal movements of avian migrants are remarkably diverse: phalaropes (Phalaropus species) from the high Arctic spend their non‐breeding season in upwelling areas on open tropical seas; Northern Wheatears (Oenanthe oenanth...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/6620bc7b-ef63-4612-98fc-145b81b94f75 2024-06-02T08:01:52+00:00 Avian migration and dispersal Winkler, David W. Shamoun-Baranes, Judy Piersma, Theunis Lovette, Irby J. Fitzpatrick , John W. 2016 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/6620bc7b-ef63-4612-98fc-145b81b94f75 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/6620bc7b-ef63-4612-98fc-145b81b94f75 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/791749207/Avian_migration_and_dispersal.pdf eng eng Wiley https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/6620bc7b-ef63-4612-98fc-145b81b94f75 urn:ISBN:978-1-118-29105-4 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Winkler , D W , Shamoun-Baranes , J & Piersma , T 2016 , Avian migration and dispersal . in I J Lovette & J W Fitzpatrick (eds) , Handbook of Bird Biology . 3 edn , Wiley , Chichester , pp. 452-492 . bookPart 2016 ftunigroningenpu 2024-05-07T19:52:44Z The movements of birds are among their most captivating traits. The regular seasonal movements of avian migrants are remarkably diverse: phalaropes (Phalaropus species) from the high Arctic spend their non‐breeding season in upwelling areas on open tropical seas; Northern Wheatears (Oenanthe oenanthe) traverse most of the northern hemisphere in their back‐and‐forth movements to ancestral wintering areas in Africa; and Resplendent Quetzals (Pharomachrus mocinno) travel from one side of Costa Rica’s mountainous spine to the other and back again in their annual search for fruiting trees. Birds migrate great distances to find suitable habitats, and they also engage in dispersal from the location where they hatched to their adult breeding sites. Book Part Arctic University of Groningen research database Arctic |
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The movements of birds are among their most captivating traits. The regular seasonal movements of avian migrants are remarkably diverse: phalaropes (Phalaropus species) from the high Arctic spend their non‐breeding season in upwelling areas on open tropical seas; Northern Wheatears (Oenanthe oenanthe) traverse most of the northern hemisphere in their back‐and‐forth movements to ancestral wintering areas in Africa; and Resplendent Quetzals (Pharomachrus mocinno) travel from one side of Costa Rica’s mountainous spine to the other and back again in their annual search for fruiting trees. Birds migrate great distances to find suitable habitats, and they also engage in dispersal from the location where they hatched to their adult breeding sites. |
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Winkler , D W , Shamoun-Baranes , J & Piersma , T 2016 , Avian migration and dispersal . in I J Lovette & J W Fitzpatrick (eds) , Handbook of Bird Biology . 3 edn , Wiley , Chichester , pp. 452-492 . |
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