Grand challenges in migration biology

MS Bowlin, IA Bisson… - Integrative and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Billions of animals migrate each year. To successfully reach their destination, migrants must
have evolved an appropriate genetic program and suitable developmental, morphological …

Migration by soaring or flapping: numerical atmospheric simulations reveal that turbulence kinetic energy dictates bee-eater flight mode

N Sapir, N Horvitz, M Wikelski… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Aerial migrants commonly face atmospheric dynamics that may affect their movement and
behaviour. Specifically, bird flight mode has been suggested to depend on convective …