Rapid or slow moult? The choice of a primary moult strategy by immature Wood Sandpipers Tringa glareola in southern Africa

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-441

  Remisiewicz, Magdalena ^a,b   Tree, Anthony J ^c   Underhill, Les G ^a   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

Moult strategy; Southern Africa; Tringa glareola; Wood Sandpiper

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; BREEDING SITE; MOLT; POPULATION MIGRATION; WADER;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

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

EID: 77951878760     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0473-4     Document Type: Article

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