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Bird migration: Flying high to avoid overheating?
Piersma, T.; Gutiérrez, J.S. (2021). Bird migration: Flying high to avoid overheating? Curr. Biol. 31(15): R955-R957. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.066
In: Current Biology. Cell Press: London. ISSN 0960-9822; e-ISSN 1879-0445, more
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  • Gutiérrez, J.S.
Abstract
    Acts of flight have always baffled humans. Recent tracking studies of birds only add to the awe and mystery. A new study shows that migrating great snipes fly high — over two kilometres high — during the day and lower at night. Why?
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