Climatic patterns in the establishment of wintering areas by North American migratory birds
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Climatic patterns in the establishment of wintering areas by North American migratory birds
Long-distance migration in birds is relatively well studied in nature; however, one aspect of this phenomenon that remains poorly understood is the pattern of distribution presented by species during arrival to and establishment of wintering areas. Some studies suggest that the selection of areas in winter is somehow determined by climate, given its influence on both the distribution of bird sp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology and Evolution
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2045-7758,2045-7758
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1973