Flexibility in daily travel routines causes regional variation in bird migration speed

By R. Klaassen, Roine Strandberg, M. Hake, T. Alerstam. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2008

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Towards a new understanding of migration timing: slower spring than autumn migration in geese reflects different decision rules for stopover use and departure (2016, background): “Such behaviour indicates that the birds might have experienced an ecological barrier (Åkesson and Hedenström 2007, Klaassen et al. 2008, Kölzsch et al. 2015), even if this barrier between northern Russia and Poland is likely less driven by the classically considered ecological barrier factors (food…”
Regional and seasonal flight speeds of soaring migrants and the role of weather conditions at hourly and daily scales (2015, background): “…end of migration as the first and last set of travel days with a three-day running average daily travel distance of at least 65 km. Finally, we also left out pre- and post-migratory movements as these seem to differ from genuine migratory movements (Strandberg et al. 2008, Limiñana et al. 2012).”
From the Mediterranean Sea to Madagascar: Are there ecological barriers for the long-distance migrant Eleonora’s falcon? (2010, background): “During their migratory movements between breeding and wintering ranges, birds face a variety of landscapes that can greatly affect their migration paths and schedules (Klaassen et al. 2008).”