• DOI:10.1016/J.ANBEHAV.2005.05.016
Corpus ID: 53149787

Temporal and spatial patterns of repeated migratory journeys by ospreys

@article{Alerstam2006TemporalAS,
  title={Temporal and spatial patterns of repeated migratory journeys by ospreys},
  author={T. Alerstam and M. Hake and N. Kjell{\'e}n},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={2006},
  volume={71},
  pages={555-566}
}

T. Alerstam, M. Hake, N. Kjellén

Published 2006

Geography

Animal Behaviour

We used satellite-tracking data from repeated journeys between Europe and West Africa by the same osprey, Pandion haliaetus, individuals to test whether the timing of migration differs between spring and autumn and whether landmarks and stopover goal areas are important for navigation. The timing of migration varied more in autumn than in spring, owing to significant differences between individuals (related to sex) in autumn migration dates. Autumn journeys were significantly slower than spring… CONTINUE READING

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