Evolution of chain migration in an aerial insectivorous bird, the Common Swift Apus apus

Evolution of chain migration in an aerial insectivorous bird, the Common Swift Apus apus

Evolution, 2020

Citation

Åkesson, S., Atkinson, P.W., Bermejo, A., de la Puente, J., Ferri, M., Hewson, C.M., Holmgren, J., Kaiser, E., Kearsley, L., Klaassen, R.H.G., Kolunen, H., Matsson, G., Minelli, F., Norevik, G., Pietiäinen, H., Singh, N.J., Spina, F., Viktora, L. & Hedenström, A. . 2020. Evolution of chain migration in an aerial insectivorous bird, the Common Swift Apus apus. Evolution doi:10.1111/evo.14093

Overview

The highly aerial Common Swift Apus apus, which spends the non‐breeding period on the wing, has been found to exhibit a rarely‐found chain migration pattern.

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