Fuelling in front of the barrier—are there age based behavioral differences in Garden Warblers Sylvia borin?

Garden Warblers Sylvia borin were studied during autumn stopover in Crete before crossing the barrier of the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert. Birds followed with transmitters show extensive stopover periods, which were longer in first-year birds, 16 days, compared with adult birds, 14 days....

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Main Authors: Christos Barboutis, Ian Henshaw, Cecilia Kullberg, Stamatina Nikolopoulou, Thord Fransson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/319.pdf