Extended primary moult as an adaptation of adult Wood Sandpipers Tringa glareola to their freshwater habitats in southern Africa

Ardea

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-280

  Remisiewicz, Magdalena ^a,b   Tree, Anthony J ^c   Underhill, Les G ^a   Gustowska, Anna ^b   Taylor, P Barry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Primary moult; Shorebirds; Southern Africa; Tringa glareola; Wood Sandpiper

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; MIGRATION; MOLT; WADER; WETLAND;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

AVES; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; PIPERACEAE; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRINGA GLAREOLA;

EID: 72549088562     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.097.0302     Document Type: Article

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