Ecological drivers of global gradients in avian dispersal inferred from wing morphology
In birds, the hand-wing index is a morphological trait that can be used as a proxy for flight efficiency. Here the authors examine variation of hand-wing index in over 10,000 bird species, finding that it is higher in migratory and non-territorial species, and lower in the tropics.
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Auteurs principaux: | Catherine Sheard, Montague H. C. Neate-Clegg, Nico Alioravainen, Samuel E. I. Jones, Claire Vincent, Hannah E. A. MacGregor, Tom P. Bregman, Santiago Claramunt, Joseph A. Tobias |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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Accès en ligne: | https://doaj.org/article/4484516a1b374c2d97c155faea373a9c |
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