Implications of prebasic and a previously undescribed prealternate molt for aging Rusty Blackbirds

Condor

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 854-861

  Mettke Hofmann, Claudia ^a,b   Sinclair, Pamela H ^c   Hamel, Paul B ^d   Greenberg, Russell ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Age determination; Euphagus carolinus; Icteridae; Molt limit; Prealternate molt; Prebasic molt; Rusty blackbird

Indexed keywords

AVES; EUPHAGUS CAROLINUS; ICTERIDAE;

EID: 78650646356     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.100150     Document Type: Article

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