Favorable winds speed up bird migration in spring but not in autumn
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9146
Abstract: Abstract Wind has a significant yet complex effect on bird migration speed. With prevailing south wind, overall migration is generally faster in spring than in autumn. However, studies on the difference in airspeed between seasons… read more here.
Keywords: speed; spring; migration; spring autumn ... See more keywords
Simulation-based reconstruction of global bird migration over the past 50,000 years
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14589-2
Abstract: Migration is a widespread response of birds to seasonally varying climates. As seasonality is particularly pronounced during interglacial periods, this raises the question of the significance of bird migration during past periods with different patterns… read more here.
Keywords: bird migration; past 000; 000 years; migration ... See more keywords
A continental system for forecasting bird migration
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aat7526
Abstract: Bird forecast Billions of birds migrate across the globe each year, and, in our modern environment, many collide with human-made structures and vehicles. The ability to predict peak timing and locations of migratory events could… read more here.
Keywords: bird migration; bird; system forecasting; continental system ... See more keywords