The Flight Behavior of Migrating Birds in Changing Wind Fiel…

Established

92
Citations
1
Refs
1991
Year
Search Works
Work Details
  • DOI 10.1093/icb/31.1.187
  • OpenAlex ID W2000662438
  • Type Article
  • Language EN
  • Published 01 Feb 1991
  • Volume 31 (1)
  • Pages 187–204
  • Source American Zoologist
  • Publisher Oxford University Press
  • FWCI 1.26
  • Countries 1
  • Institutions 1
  • Added 24 Jun 2016
  • Updated 30 Oct 2026
External Links
OpenAlex Record DOI Resolver
MENU
0

The Flight Behavior of Migrating Birds in Changing Wind Fields: Radar and Visual Analyses

Article 1991 EN

This paper examines the influence of atmospheric structure and motion (principally winds aloft) on the flight behavior and altitudinal distribution of migrating songbirds. Bird migration data that I gathered using surveillance radars operated by the United States National Weather Service and the Federal Aviation Administration and a vertically directed fixed-beam marine radar mounted on a mobile l…

92

Citations

1

References

1

Authors

1.26

FWCI

Citations by Year
Last 14 years
Topics
Keywords
Authors & Affiliations
1 authors
#AuthorInstitutionsORCID
1 Sidney A. Gauthreaux Corresponding Clemson University (US)
Related Works
10

Data: OpenAlex