Fourth Hand Wing Index Quartile (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science

Fourth Hand Wing Index Quartile

Caption

Birds with longer and pointier wings dominate temperate areas, like Europe and North America (red). On the contrary, birds with smaller and more round wings are dominating in tropical areas, like South Africa and south America (Blue).

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Figure: Kennedy, et al, 2016.

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Kennedy, J. et al 2016

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