Migration routes and staging areas of trans-Saharan Turtle Doves appraised from light-level geolocators.

The identification of migration routes, wintering grounds and stopover sites are crucial issues for the understanding of the Palearctic-African bird migration system as well as for the development of relevant conservation strategies for trans-Saharan migrants. Using miniaturized light-level geolocat...

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Main Authors: Cyril Eraud, Marcel Rivière, Hervé Lormée, James W Fox, Jean-Jacques Ducamp, Jean-Marie Boutin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3609750?pdf=render