Desert crossing strategies of migrant songbirds vary between and within species.
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Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 27;9(1):20248. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56677-4.
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PMID: 31882957
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Earlier studies based on radar suggested that most songbirds cross deserts in intermittent flights at high altitude, stopping in the desert during the day, while recent tracking with light loggers suggested diurnal prolongation of nocturnal flights and common non-st …
Earlier studies based on radar suggested that most songbirds cross deserts in intermittent flights at high altitude, stopping in the …