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Orientation of shorebirds in relation to wind: both drift and compensation in the same region

Johanna Gronroos, Auteur ; Martin Green, Auteur ; Thomas Alerstam, Auteur

Dans Journal of Ornithology (154(2) APR 2013)

Migratory movements in air or water are strongly affected by wind and ocean currents and an animal which does not compensate for lateral flow will be drifted from its intended direction of movement. We investigated whether arctic shorebirds duri[...]

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