Narrow-front loop migration in a population of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus, as revealed by satellite telemetry.

Narrow-front loop migration in a population of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus, as revealed by satellite telemetry.

Narrow migration corridors known in diurnal, social migrants such as raptors, storks and geese are thought to be caused by topographical leading line effects in combination with learning detailed routes across generations. Here, we document narrow-front migration in a nocturnal, solitary migrant, th...

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Main Authors: Mikkel Willemoes, Roine Strandberg, Raymond H G Klaassen, Anders P Tøttrup, Yannis Vardanis, Paul W Howey, Kasper Thorup, Martin Wikelski, Thomas Alerstam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3885432?pdf=render

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