Passerine Migration Stopovers and Flight /

This monograph summarizes the results of studying passerine migration, mainly that of long-distance nocturnal migrants. Migratory stopovers and migratory flights are shown to be closely interconnected. The main quantitative parameters of stopovers, i.e., their duration, fuel deposition rate and over...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chernetsov, Nikita (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Stopover duration
  • Fuel deposition rate and energy efficiency of stopovers
  • Optimal migration theory
  • Habitat selection and use by passerine migrants
  • Spatial behaviour at stopovers
  • Temporal pattern and energy cost of migratory flight
  • Migratory flights and stopovers: organisation of migration.