For how long do trans-Saharan migrants stop over at an oasis?

D. Lavee; U. N. Safriel; I. Meilijson

doi:10.2307/3676619

For how long do trans-Saharan migrants stop over at an oasis?

D. Lavee, U. N. Safriel, I. Meilijson

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Abstract

Number alighting and stopover lengths depend on when and where an oasis is encountered. Birds tend to overfly oases or to stop for only one day either when the oasis is close to the point of migration initiation or when it is advantageous to reach breeding territories fast. -from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-44
Number of pages	12
Journal	Ornis Scandinavica
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/3676619
State	Published - 1991
Externally published	Yes

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