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Flight at Low Ambient Humidity Increases Protein Catabolism in Migratory Birds

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Bird migration flight altitudes studied by a network of operational weather radars

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Trans-Sahara migrants select flight altitudes to minimize energy costs rather than water loss

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Sustained bird flights occur at temperatures far beyond expected limits

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Wind Selection and Drift Compensation Optimize Migratory Pathways in a High-Flying Moth

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Variation in the nocturnal flight behaviour of migratory birds along the northwest coast of the Mediterranean Sea

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Altitude choice by night migrants in a desert area predicted by meteorological factors

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Fast stable direct fitting and smoothness selection for generalized additive models

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