Research Article

Influence of Local Wind Conditions on the Flight Speed of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Figure 1

GPS tracks for four great cormorants during 15 foraging trips. The star and circle indicate the Unoyama and Ishigakiike breeding colonies, respectively. The two squares indicate the closest meteorological stations to each colony from which we derived wind information.
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