Unexplained altitude changes in a migrating thrush: Long-flight altitude data from radio-telemetry

Describing and then explaining individual behavior during migration can help us to understand why (on both proximate and ultimate levels) birds migrate; the altitude(s) at which migratory birds fly, for example, can have far-reaching consequences. However, to date, no fine-scale, full-flight altitud...

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Published in:The Auk 2015-10, Vol.132 (4), p.808-816
Main Authors: Bowlin, Melissa S, Enstrom, David A, Murphy, Brian J, Plaza, Edward, Jurich, Peter, Cochran, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerial locomotion
Altimeters
Altitude
Animal behavior
Animal migration behavior
Anthropogenic factors
Bird migration
bird strikes
Birds
energy
flight
Flight altitude
flight energetics
light pollution
Light sources
migration
MIGRATION AND ORIENTATION
migratory behavior
Migratory birds
Ornithology
prediction
radio telemetry
Radio transmitters
Songbirds
Takeoff
Telemetry
Turdidae
Vehicular flight
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Summary:Describing and then explaining individual behavior during migration can help us to understand why (on both proximate and ultimate levels) birds migrate; the altitude(s) at which migratory birds fly, for example, can have far-reaching consequences. However, to date, no fine-scale, full-flight altitude data have been available for small (
ISSN:0004-8038
1938-4254
1938-4254
2732-4613
DOI:10.1642/AUK-15-33.1