Bird migration: Flying high to avoid overheating?
In: Current Biology. Cell Press: London. ISSN 0960-9822; e-ISSN 1879-0445, meer
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- Piersma, T., meer
- Gutiérrez, J.S.
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Abstract |
Acts of flight have always baffled humans. Recent tracking studies of birds only add to the awe and mystery. A new study shows that migrating great snipes fly high — over two kilometres high — during the day and lower at night. Why? |
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