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ANIMAL MIGRATION

Secrets of intercontinental flight

Nature Ecology & Evolution volume 2, pages 1523–1524 (2018)Cite this article

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Analysis of data from weather radars across the continental United States shows that migratory birds flying further are more likely to survive the journey.

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Fig. 1: Mass migration.

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    Richard A. Fuller

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA

    Charlotte E. Wainwright

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