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Corsican Finches Have Less Pointed Wings Than Their Migratory Congeners on the Mainland

M. I. Foerschler, Auteur ; K. H. Siebenrock, Auteur ; T. Coppack, Auteur

Dans Vie et Milieu - Life and Environment (58(3-4) DEC 2008)

It is assumed that trade-offs between the costs of energy-efficient flight during migration and the costs of manoeuvrability cause wing shape to vary among birds that differ in migratory status. Migrants generally have more pointed wings than mo[...]

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