Far eastern curlew and whimbrel prefer flying low - wind support and good visibility appear only secondary factors in determining migratory flight altitude

Far eastern curlew and whimbrel prefer flying low - wind support and good visibility appear only secondary factors in determining migratory flight altitude

Abstract Background In-flight conditions are hypothesized to influence the timing and success of long-distance migration. Wind assistance and thermal uplift are thought to reduce the energetic costs of flight, humidity, air pressure and temperature may affect the migrants’ water balance, and clouds...

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Main Authors: Batbayar Galtbalt, Amanda Lilleyman, Jonathan T. Coleman, Chuyu Cheng, Zhijun Ma, Danny I. Rogers, Bradley K. Woodworth, Richard A. Fuller, Stephen T. Garnett, Marcel Klaassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Movement Ecology
Subjects:
Air temperature
Altitude selection
Shorebird
Atmospheric condition
Weather
Migration
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00267-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00267-5

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