Seasonal changes in the altitudinal distribution of nocturnally migrating birds during autumn migration

Seasonal changes in the altitudinal distribution of nocturnally migrating birds during autumn migration

Wind plays a significant role in the flight altitudes selected by nocturnally migrating birds. At mid-latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, atmospheric conditions are dictated by the polar-front jet stream, whose amplitude increases in the autumn. One consequence for migratory birds is that the regi...

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Main Authors: Frank A. La Sorte, Wesley M. Hochachka, Andrew Farnsworth, Daniel Sheldon, Benjamin M. Van Doren, Daniel Fink, Steve Kelling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
flight altitude
mid-latitudes
polar-front jet stream
seasonal avian migration
weather surveillance radar
wind
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.150347

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