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On the ecomorphology of migrants
Author(s) -
WINKLER HANS,
LEISLER BERND
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1992.tb04729.x
Subject(s) - ecomorphology , wing , range (aeronautics) , habitat , multivariate statistics , biology , geography , ecology , mathematics , engineering , statistics , aerospace engineering
A multivariate analysis of data from a wide range of avian species revealed that migratory distance was related to a high aspect ratio, long and pointed wings and well‐developed distal wing segments. Migration also appeared to set limits on the development of the hind limb and on the wing muscles not involved in forward flight. Among Sylvia warblers it is shown that habitat use and migration may constrain each other.