Arizona Sunbirds and Minnesota Snowbirds: Two species of the elderly seasonal migrant genus

Arizona Sunbirds and Minnesota Snowbirds: Two species of the elderly seasonal migrant genus

The elderly seasonal migration rate is higher in Arizona during the summer than it is in Minnesota during the winter. The age difference between the Arizona Sunbirds and the Minnesota Snowbirds, along with a tendency for both types of seasonal migrants to have been recent permanent migrants, indicat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of economic and social measurement 1996, Vol.22 (2), p.129-140
Hauptverfasser: Hogan, Timothy D, Steinnes, Donald N
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Ageing
Arizona
Demography
Elderly
Gerontology
Migrants
Migration
Migration Patterns
Minnesota
Older people
Population movements
Seasonal migration
Seasonal Variations
Summer
U.S.A
Winter
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Zusammenfassung:The elderly seasonal migration rate is higher in Arizona during the summer than it is in Minnesota during the winter. The age difference between the Arizona Sunbirds and the Minnesota Snowbirds, along with a tendency for both types of seasonal migrants to have been recent permanent migrants, indicates that permanent migration could be a precursor to seasonal migration.
ISSN:0747-9662
2523-5338
DOI:10.3233/jem-1996-22203